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Being the Appendix to tlie " Calenelar of the 
Papers of Benjamin Franklin in the Lihrary 
of tlie American Philosophical Society." edited 
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PRKFAIORV NOTK. 

The collection of Franklin Papers in the possession of the 
Tniversitv of Pennsylvania, anionntini^ in all to eight hundred 
and forty pieces, was purchaseii tlirou<i;ii friends of the Uni- 
versity in 1903. Besides the papers the collection also contains 
a number of broadsides and pamphlets that belonged to Ben- 
jamin Franklin. The papers were lirst calendared by Mr. A. C 
Boggess — at the time a student in ilie Graduate School of tlie 
Universit\ — but in order to make the Calendar conform to the 
plan adopted by Dr. Hays, it was necessary to revise and greatly 
to modify the work. This was done by Mrs. Lightner Witmer. 
whose valuable experience in calendaring the Weedon, Lee and 
Greene Papers and a large portion ot the Franklin Collection of 
the American Philosophical Society, enabled her to carry out the 
task in a most satisfactory manner and in a comparatively short 
time. 

The University is under obligations to the American Philo- 
sophical Society for permission to publish this portion of the 
Calendar in separate form, and to Mr. Joseph G. Rosengarten 
for ofterintr with his usual <fenerosity to defray the cost of these 
reprints, oi which live hundred copies have been issued. 

.Morris Jastrow, Jr., 

Librarian. 

U.MVK.KSnV OF Pknnsyi.vama, 
December, 190S. 



CONTENTS 



Table of Abbreviations vii 

Letters to Benjamin Franklin 399-474 

Letters from Benjamin Franklin 475-479 

Miscellaneous Letters 4^°-57° 

Lndex 511-546 



TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS. 



A. 




= Autogragh. 


D. 




= Document. 


Diss. 




= Dissertation. 


Dr. 




= Draft. 


E. 




= Endorsement. 


F. R. 


s. 


= Fellow of the Royal Society, of London. 


L. 




= Letter. 


M. A. 


p. 


S. = Member of the American Philosophical S 


M. C. 


c. 


= Member of the Continental Congress. 


Mem. 




^ Memorandum. 


Ms. 




= Manuscript. 


N. 




= Note. 


P. 




= Person. 


P- 




= Page. 


S. 




= Signed. 


[] 




= Addition by the Editor. 


[?] 




= Doubtful reading or information. 



CALENDAR 

OF THE 

PAPERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 

IN THE LIBRARY OF THE 

University of Pennsylvania 



LETTERS TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 

From Mrs. Deane. [Circa 1758.] March i. London. 

Acknowledging the copy of \_Poor'\ Richard's Maxims, which are so 
excellent that they ought to be framed and hung up in every house. 
A. L. in 3d P. I p. I, I. 

From The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, etc. 

1 76 1. July 24. London. 

Notice of a Committee meeting to consider further the subject 
of Ship's Blocks. Printed N. S. Peter Templeman, Secretarj'. i p. 

I, 2. 
From Miss Ralph. 1761. December 31. [London.] 

Her father [James Ralph] out of danger, but still very weak. Com- 
pliments to Mrs. [Margaret] Stevenson. A. N. in 3d P. i p. I, 3. 

From Mr. Mead. 1762. February 25. [London.] 

Account of the good effects of electricity, sent by a curate of Dr. 
Douglass, which Lord Bath wished he might see; desires to know if 
Dr. Franklin has anything to add to it before publication. A. L. in 
3d P. I p. I, 4- 

From Hannah Walker. 1764.. December 18. Westbury. 
Glad to hear of his safe arrival in London. A. L. S. i p. I, 5. 

399 



400 Appendix 

From [Anthony] Todd. 1764. December 24. [London.] 

Desiring an interview to show him the proposed clauses for the 
intended Act of Parliament. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 6. 

From W[illia]ni Neale. 1765. June 27. St. Maryhill. 

Promising to send his carriage to convey him and Mrs. [Margaret] 
Stevenson to Richmond. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 7. 

From [Robert] Charles. [1765.] July 17. London. 

Desiring his company at the " Letter Feast," at the King's Arms 
Tavern, Cornhill. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 8a. 

From [Anthony] Todd. 1765. July 18. [London.] 

Announcing that Lord Bessborough and Lord Grantham will meet 

at the [General Post] Office at noon to open their patent. A. L. in 

3d P. I p. I, 8b. 
From Colonel [Denny. Circa 1765.] 

Invitation to dinner at the Star and Garter, Pall Mall, at a crown a 
head. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 9. 

From [John] Michell. \_Circa 1767.] January 27. [London.] 
Invitation to dinner. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 8c. 

From Joseph Sherwood. 1767. July 21. London. 

Concerning [apparently a land claim] which he is attending to 
for Dr. Franklin. L. in 3d P. I p. I, lO. 

From [Messrs.] Hope. [Circa 1767.] Amsterdam. 
Invitation to dinner. A. L. S. I p. I, II. 

From G[eorge] W[hitefield]. 1768. January 21. [London.] 

Desiring another interview. The College affair lies dormant. 
Prophesies the destruction of the world ; hopes they will be among the 
happy few saved. A. L. S. 2 p. I, 12. 

From Thomas Pownall. \_Circa 1769.] London. 
Invitation to dinner. A. N. in 3d P. i p. I, 8d. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 401 

Front Dr. [Richard Huck] Saunders. [Circa 1769.] 
Invitation to dinner. A. L. in jd P. i p. I, 8e. 

From Jos[eph] Galloway. 1770. October 12. Philadelphia. 

Introducing Jacob Rush, brother of Dr. [Benjamin] Rush, who 
desires to complete his law studies at the Temple. A. L. S. i p. 

I, 13. 

From Benjamin Rush. 1770. October 14. Philadelphia. 

Introducing his brother [Jacob Rush] who intends to study for two 
years in the Temple, London, in order to finish his studies in the law. 
A. L. S. 2 p. I, 14. 

From Joseph Sherwood. 1771. February' 12. London. 

Desirinc dates and particulars in the boundary dispute between the 
Penns and Lord Baltimore. L. S. I p. I, 15. 

From Miss Jennings. 1771. March 20. [London.] 

Sending him a catalogue of the articles desired by herself and M. 
Conway. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 16. 

From [Richard] Jackson. 
1771. May 20. [London], General Post Office. 
Sending him a piece of elastic gum. A. L. in 3d P. I p. I, 8f. 

From [George Montagu,] Duke of Manchester. [Circa 1771.] 
Invitation to dinner. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 17. 

From [John] Walsh. [Circa 1 771. London.] 

Desiring Mr. [Edward] Bancroft's address; wishes to make in- 
quiries concerning the " torporifick eel." A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 18. 

From Mr. and Mrs. | William] Hewson. [Circa 1772.] March 22. 

Reminding him of his promise to dine with them. N. in 3d P. i p. 

I, 19a. 



402 Appendix 

From The Associates of the Late Dr. Bray for Founding Libraries, 

and Instructing the Negroes in the British Plantations. 

[1772. May. London.] 

Invitation to dinner at the King's Head Tavern, Holborn, on May 
21. Engraved N. i p. I, 19b. 

From [Jonathan Shipley,] Bishop of St. Asaph. ^Circa 1772.] 

Will wait upon him the follovi'ing evening with his family and Lord 
and Lady Spencer. A. L. in 3d P. i p. I, 20. 

From Dr. [William] Heberden. [1774. June. London.] 
Invitation to dinner on June 10. Engraved N. I p. I, 19c. 

From P[eter] Collinson. [Circa 1775.] 

Enjoyed his " Vindication [and offer from Congress to Parliament] " 
very much; it must mortify [Chief Justice William] Allen, for it cuts 
him to the quick; wishes a copy sent to David Barclay, Jr. A. L. S. 

1 p. I, 21. 

from The King of Portugal. 1776. Julys. Lisbon. 

An edict prohibiting all intercourse between his dominions and the 
Rebel American Colonies. D. S. Count de Azambuja, Pres[ident]. 

2 p. (Copy. Translated into English.) XII, I. 

From N[oble] W[imberly] Jones. 1776. July 11. Savannah. 

Prevented by his father's death and his own illness, from sitting 
in the Continental Congress. The South not as well prepared for 
defense as the North; Georgia's need of assistance. Indian massacres. 
A. L. S. 2 p. I, 22. 

From Ant[hon]y Wayne. 1776. October 3. Ticonderoga. 

Pleased to hear of the unanimity prevailing in Congress and of the 
settlement of the boundaries of the various States; glad the Convention 
is engaged in founding a new Government ; surprised at the evacuation 
of Long Island. Situation of the Americans on Lake Champlain ; 
strength of the British; condition of his brigade. Question of enlist- 
ments. A. L. S. 4 p. I, 23. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 403 

From J. de Sparre. 1776. October 28. Strasbourg. 

Offering to come to Paris if he can be of any use. A. L. S. i p. 
(In French.) I, 24. 

From The Continental Congress. 
1776. December 23. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolved that the American Commissioners to France, furnish exact 
information as to Portugal's attitude towards America ; orders to fit 
out vessels to prey upon Hritish property; concerning a loan of 2,000,000 
sterling. D. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y, John Hancock, Pres- 
id[en]t. 2 p. I, 25. 

Printed in Journals of Continental Congress, VI, 1035, Washington, 1906. 

From The Continental Congress, Committee of Secret Correspond- 
ence. 1777. January i. Baltimore. 

Announcing his appointment, by Congress, as their Commissioner 
to negotiate a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with the Court 
of Spain. L. S. Benj[amin] Harrison, Richard Henry Lee, Jno. 
Witherspoon, Will[iam] Hooper, i p. I, 26. 

From [Baron de] RuUecour. 1777. January 18. Paris. 

Ofiers for his use a vessel of 64 guns which can be ready to sail 
in a fortnight; makes a similar offer for the month of May. A. L. S. 
I p. (In French.) I, 27. 

From [Baron de] RuUecour. 1777. January 20. Paris. 

Concerning the offer of a vessel to transport goods to America. A. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) I, 28. 

i^rom J. Gruel. 1777. January. 

Account of monies paid by him. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

I, 29. 

From [J.] de Sparre. 1777. February 28. Strasbourg. 

Concerning the raising of troops in Hesse; can secure surgeons for 
the American army, if desired. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) I, 30. 



404 Appendix 

From Arthur Lee. 1777. May 12. Paris. 

Giving Dr. Franklin power of attorney to transact all business for 
him in Paris. D. S. 2 p. (In French.) I, 31. 

From [Madame] Carroll d'Auzouer. 1777. July 4. 
Desires a personal interview. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) I, 32. 

From Pillet. 1777. May i to August 6. 

Bills of household expenses, receipted. 48 p. (In French.) 

I, 33-38; XII, 2-7. 

From . 1777. August 25. St. Eustache. 

Evacuation of Ticonderoga; [Gen. Arthur] St. Clair and [Gen. 
Mathieu Alexis de] Rochefermoy blamed. Howe's probable destination. 
[Gen. Robert] Prescott replaced in Rhode Island by [Gen. Sir Robert] 
Pigot. L. 2 p. (In French.) I, 39. 

From Marquis Alexandre d'Hanache. 1777. October 27. Paris. 

Enclosing a letter for the Comte de Stirling [William Alexander 
Lord Stirling]. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) I, 40. 

From J. I[ngeii Housz]. 1777. December 14. Delft. 

Has leave of absence to go to Holland and England ; desires some 
political news which may serve to keep his Royal Mistress in good 
humor. Reflections on the American revolt and England's probable 
attitude. A. L. S. 3 p. I, 41. 

Frotn Silas Deane. 1777. December 29. Passy. 

Does not fully understand the enclosed ; has gone to consult M. 
[Conrad Alexandre] Gerard [de Rayneval] about it. A. L. S. i p. 

I, 42. 
From Mercier. [1777.] 

Desiring payment for his work of repairing arms. L. in 3d P. i p. 
(In French.) I, 43. 

Fro?n Mercier. [1777.] 

Begs for a reply to the two petitions he has had the honor of pre- 
senting. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) I, 44- 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 405 

From Mercier to The American Commissioners. [1777.] 

Appeal for payment for the work of repairing muskets. L. S. 2 p. 
(In French.) I, 45- 

From . [1777.] 

Defending Mr. [William] Hedge and requesting his release; [Capt. 
Gustavus] Conyngham alone to blame. L. i p. (In French.) 

I, 46. 

' From . [Circa 1777.] 

Desires employment in America as niilitarj' engineer; need of secrecy 
in his case. L. 2 p. (In French.) I, 48. 

From James Hutton. 1778. January 3. Passy. 

Begging him as an humane man to write to his friends in Pennsyl- 
vania to use their influence to prevent unauthorized attacks upon Bethle- 
hem; account of an attack made on the village which was repulsed by 
convalescent soldiers whe were in the military hospitals, and of another 
in which they dragged a man at a horse's tail from Bethlehem to Easton. 
A. L. S. 2 p. II, I. 

From Rich[ard] Bache. 1778. January 31. Manheim. 

Account of their flight before the British advance at the time of 
the battle of Brandj^vine. His wife gave birth to a daughter. Frank- 
lin's printing press sold to the State of Virginia. Acknowledges the 
receipt of the engraver's and potter's performances. The engraver he 
thinks has paid more attention to the fur cap than to the lines of the 
face. Theft of a package addressed by Franklin to Congress. Con- 
cerning the newspapers then being published. Family affairs. A. L. 

s. 5 p. n, 2. 

From Jno. P[aul] Jones. 1778. February 9. Nantes. 

News from America; situation of [Gen.] Washington's and [Sir 
William] Howe's armies; Jersey militia sent to protect their own 
country; [Gen.] Burgoyne at Winter Hill; reinforcements for Wash- 
ington; fall of Howe determined; American army in fine spirits; Conti- 
nental money appreciating; many prizes brought in; Generals [Horatio] 
Gates and [Israel] Putnam in command at King's Bridge; [Gen. Sir 
Henry] Clinton in possession of no post beyond that point. A. L. S. 
2 p. II, 3. 



4o6 Appendix 

/'row Andrew Christian Knoepffelius. 1778. March 4. Nordshausen. 

Desiring the position of Pastor at the German Reformed Church in 
Philadelphia; offers to come to Paris to see Dr. Franklin. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In Latin.) II, 4. 

From Chevalier O'Gorman. 1778. March 10. Tonnerre. 

Stating the amount of Dr. Franklin's debt for the rental of a car- 
riage, and for wine used on the journey. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

11, 5. 
From De Bescheloche. 1778. March 12. Saint-Aubin. 

Bill of duties paid on wine. Printed D. i p. (In French.) II, 6. 

From Moreau. 1778. March 13. 

Receipt for duties paid on wine. Printed D. i p. (In French.) 

II, 7. 
From D'Espagne. 1778. March 18. Paris. 

Lost his fortune in a law-suit ; sends Dr. Franklin a book he has 
written ; if he can be of use to the young American Republic, offers to 
emigrate there with his son and daughter. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 

II, 8. 
From Mechia Caph. de Hari. 1778. March 24. Bienne. 

In spite of his parents' objections, desires to enter the American 
army; desires Dr. Franklin's aid. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 

11,9. 

From Tho[ma]s Wren. 1778. March 25. Portsmouth. 

Writes on behalf of the prisoners, who desire a certain sum per 
week granted them for food ; extortionate charges made by the person 
who furnishes their meals. A. L. S. 2 p. II, 10. 

Fro}n Gautier fils. 1778. April 2. Au Cap [Francois]. 

Concerning a claim by a man called [Stephen] Ceronio, to be an 
Agent of Congress; if true, his inability to pay a certain debt reflects 
upon his Government. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) II, 11. 

From [Madame] L'AIlemand. 1778. April 9. 

Sending a letter for him, committed to her care. A. L. S. I p. (In 
French.) II, 12. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 407 

From D'Espagne. 1778. April 9. Paris. 

Desiring the position of French Consul in America. A. L. S. 4 p. 
(In French.) II, 13. 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. April 10. V^ersailles. 

Sends the pretended reply of Great Britain to the Declaration of 
Independence ; too long and erroneous to print ; glad to publish any 
refutation Dr. Franklin may care to prepare. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) II, 14. 

From Courtney Melmoth. 1778. April 18. [Paris.] 

Prevented by sudden business from waiting on him with Mrs. Mel- 
moth. A. L. S. I p. II, 15. 

From Madame de Laumoy. 1778. April 21. Orleans. 

Asking for news of her son, who entered the American service in 
June, 1776. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) II, 16. 

Fro /n J [ohn] D. Schweighauser. 1778. April 23. Nantes. 

Introducing his son-in-law, M. Dobree. A. L. S. i p. (In 
French.) II, 17. 

From J[ohn] Williams. 1778. May i. 

Has been shamefully and designedly deceived; refers Dr. Franklin, 
for details, to the bearer. Dr. [James] Smith, well-known for his loyalty 
to America. His own imminent departure. A. L. S. i p. II, 18. 

From [dej Lugny. 1778. May 5. Bordeaux. 

As an experienced military engineer, desires to go to America and 
serve in the army. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 19. 

From Martin fils to The American Commissioners. 

1778. May 6. Marseilles. 

Desiring recommendations to merchants in the principal American 
ports, where he expects to sell his cargoes. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French. ) 

II, 20. 
From Gleyo La Chesnaye. 1778. May 8. L'Orient. 

About to sail for America; offers his services. A. L. S. i p. (In 
French.) II, 21. 



4o8 Appendix 

From [Aime Ambroise Joseph] Feutry. 1778. May 8. 

Sending a work of his which is out of print; expects to meet him at 
M. [Le Ray] de Chaumont's dinner; begs for a recommendation to 
Madame de Thelusson ; desires her support for a certain petition. A. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) II, 22. 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. May 9. Versailles. 

Promising to use the Resolution of Congress of December 19th. Sends 
a list of eleven ships, ordered by the British to watch the movements 
of the French. Arrival of important dispatches at St. James's [Palace, 
London] from France on May 3d, which were immediately sent to the 
King, at Portsmouth. A. L. S. 4 p. II, 23. 

From [Comtesse] de Broglie de Lameth. 1778. May 10. Dourier. 

Writes on behalf of the Chevalier de Bazantin, who was captured 
by the English on his way to join the American troops; asks that he 
may be exchanged and given a position worthy of his talents. A. L. 
S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 24. 

From Thomas Gushing. 1778. May 13. Boston. 

Rejoices with him over the consummation of the two treaties with 
France; while still ignorant of this alliance. Congress passed resolu- 
tions which did them much honor. Acknowledging his kindness to the 
writer's son [Thomas Cushing, Jr.,] now in France. A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In duplicate.) II, 25 and 26. 

From S[amuel] G[ooper]. 1778. May 13. Boston. 

Congratulates him upon the consummation of the French treaties ; 
gave public thanks from his pulpit ; before this alliance was known. 
Congress had done itself much honor by its spirited rejection of Lord 
Howe's peace proposals. A. L. S. 2 p. II, 27. 

From S[amuel] G [coper]. 1778. May 14. Boston. 

Joy in America over the news of the French treaties. Glowing 
prophesies of what a French fleet in the Delaware could accomplish. A. 
L. S. 2 p. II, 28. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 409 

From W[illia]m Carmichael. 1778. May 14. Boston. 

Arrival of the " Dcanc " on May 1st, also the two ships loaded by 
Mr. [John] Ross on account of Congress; the country rejoiced over 
the French Alliance; expense incurred through the late arrival of the 
clothing. Distress caused by the depreciation of paper money. In- 
cidents of his voyage; difficulties and expense of travelling. Size of 
American army. High esteem in which [Marquis de] la Fayette, Count 
Pulaski, Chevalier de Bertail and Gen. [Thomas] Conway are held. A. 
L. S. 3 p. II, 29. 

From James Lovell. 1778. May 15. York. 

His letter concerning Mr. [Silas] D[eane] read in Congress; reasons 
why Congress regarded Deane's recall as imperative; his services not 
underestimated ; believes he may return with honor, on a mission to 
Holland. A. L. S. 3 p. II, 30. 

From J[onathaii] Williams, [Jr.]. 1778. May 18. Brest. 

Promising, as far as possible, to avoid any dispute with Mr. [Wil- 
liam] Lee's deputy. Encloses a letter from Lieut. [Thomas] Simpson, 
who is under arrest and wishes to be sent to America for trial. A. 
L. S. 2 p. II, 31. 

From [Pahin Champlain de] la Blancherie. 1778. May 19. [Paris.] 

Soliciting his support for the plan he intends presenting to the 
Academy on the morrow. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) II, 32. 

From Anisson Duperon. 1778. May 22. [Paris.] 

Reminding him of his promise to dine with him and visit the Royal 
Printing Office. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) II, 33. 

From P[eter] Allaire. 1778. May 22. Calais. 

Just arrived from England ; all the fleet in the Downs under way ; 
the twelve ships of the line at St. Helen's have probably sailed too. 
A. L. S. I p. II, 34. 

From Lowendal, C[om]tesse de Brancas. 1778. May 23. Paris. 

Desires to enlist his interest in behalf of [the Chevalier d'Abezac] 
a young French Corporal who wishes to serve in the American army. 
A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 35. 



4IO Appendix 

From [Charles Grant,] Le V [icom] te de Vaux. 1778. May 25. Paris. 

Desiring to know if the two vessels the " Lion " and " de Vaux " 
are among the number taken by the English. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) II, 36. 

From [Etienne Francois,] Marquis Turgot. 1778. May 26. 

Desiring letters of introduction to prominent people in Charleston, 
for M. Roulhac who intends to establish a commercial house in that 
city; withdrawing his previous request for letters for M. [Menedrieu] 
de Barcis. L. in 3d P. 2 p. (In French.) II, 37. 

From [Barbeu] Dubourg. 1778. May 26. Paris. 

Enclosing a letter from M. [Thomas Frangois] Busson, recommended 
to Dr. Franklin by M. Dalibard. Question whether hernia, especially 
umbillical hernia, is as common in America as it is in Europe ; advisa- 
bility of sending samples of bandages or trusses. A. L. S. I p. (In 
French.) II, 38. 

From Jerome Cazeneuve. 1778. May 27. Bordeaux. 

Account of a projected meeting on board the " Boston," to betray 
the frigate; with the consent of the Captain, he acted as a spy upon 
the conspirators. L. S. 5 p. II, 39. 

From [Pahin Champlain de] la Blancherie. 

1778. May 27. College of Bayeux. 

Entreats Dr. Franklin to be present at the meeting of the Academie 
des Sciences, as he fears some hostile action on the part of his enemies, 
which would destroy the work of years. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 

II, 40. 
From L. Duran. 1778. May 29. St. Affrique. 

Desiring information for the use of several young Frenchmen who in- 
tend going into business in America. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 

II, 41. 
From [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. 1778. May. 

Requesting a letter of recommendation for a rich and worthy mer- 
chant of Bretagne, M. Lalande Robinot, who is ready to send a vessel 
to America. A. L. 2 p. (In French.) II, 42. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 411 

From [A.] Borel. 1778. June i. 

Desiring him to appoint a time when he may make his portrait. A. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) II, 43. 

From Sam[ue]l Cooper. 1778. June i. Boston. 

Public honors paid to France. Conciliatory proposals by the British ; 
at the same time they made a barbarous attack upon Bristol ; rumored 
that the British are to leave Philadelphia. Spirit in the American army. 
Burgoyne tried by court-martial, a favor he did not deserve. The 
proposed Constitution rejected ; reasons for this. Mr. [John] Adams 
sailed for France in February; the ship reported captured. A. L. S. 
4 p. (A. Copy.) II, 44- 

/'roOT Ch[evalie]r de Bretigney. 1778. June i. Cap Franqois. 

Free again after six months in a British prison ; expects to serve 
in the Georgia troops under the command of one of his friends. Glad 
to learn of the Franco-American Alliance. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 
French.) II, 45- 

From de Rochefermoy. 1778. June 2. Nancy. 

Report circulated by the Gazette of Leyden that the American 
officers at Ticonderoga were bribed by the British; as this reflects se- 
verely on his father [Mathieu-Alexis de Rochefermoy], Brigadier- 
General at Ticonderoga, begs Dr. Franklin to deny the report. A. 
L. S. 3 p. (In French.) II, 46. 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. June 5. Versailles. 

Hears that he has received a bundle of newspapers from America; 
will be glad to translate and print any extracts he may deem desirable. 
A. L. S. I p. II, 47. 

From de St. Montant. 1778. June 8. Paris. 

Requesting an interview. A. L. S. i p. II, 48. 

From Desnos. 1778. June 10. 

Desires to enter the American army; asks for a free passage. A. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 49. 



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From Mesny, 1778. June 14. Roquancourt. 

Supporting a petition of Madame de Poulinet de Besanqon ; par- 
ticular interest taken by M. de la Faye in the lady. A. L. S. i p. 
(In French.) II, 50. 

From Rudolphe Ernest Hartmann. 1778. June 15. Amsterdam. 

Requesting information about Baron Hermann de Zedewitz, who 
stole a quantity of gems from the writer, in London, and then fled 
to America; Zedwitz's subsequent career in the American army; since 
May, 1777, has heard nothing of him. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 

11, 51. 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. June 17. Versailles. 

Desiring him to reply to an English attack on the Declaration of 
Independence; if he is too busy, will write it himself. A. L. S. i p. 
(In French.) II, 52. 

From [Pahin Champlain de la] Blancherie. 
1778. June 17. College de Bayeux. 

Desiring his presence at the Academy to see the model of a piece of 
sculpture relating to North America. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

n, 53. 

From Lainneville. 1778. June 17. Brest. 

Sends a package and letters received for him at Boston ; refers him 
to them for American news. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 54. 

From Delos. 1778. June 19. Strasbourg. 

The Government unable to co-operate with [Capt. Jacques] Le 
Maire, purchasing agent for the United States, without a letter from 
the Minister of War. Recommending a young officer, M. Marcellin, 
for a position in the American army. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

11, 55. 

From P. Huerne. 1778. June 20. Paris. 

Desiring to go to America, under his patronage. A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In French.) II, 56. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 413 

From [John Hyacinth de] Magellan. 1778. June 20. Paris. 

About to leave [for London] ; good wishes for Dr. Franklin's welfare 
and for the glorious cause. Praise for the President de Saron and all 
his family. A. L. S. 3 p. II, 57- 

From A. Bouget. 1778. June 24. Morat. 

Lost all his fortune in a Colonial indigo plantation ; applies for 
assistance. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 58. 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. June 24. Versailles. 

Has made extracts for his paper and has then sent the letters to 
Comte de Vergennes. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 59. 

From Missa. 1778. June 24. Paris. 

Inviting him and his grandson to dinner. A. L. S. I p. (In 
French.) II, 60. 

From [Madame] Dauber de Peyrelongue. 

1778. June 25. Marmande. 

Begging him to secure the release of her son who is held a prisoner 
by the British at St. Augustine. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

II, 61. 

From Rudolphe Ernest Hartmann. 1778. June 25. Amsterdam. 

Distressing situation of himself and family; begs him to secure the 
payment of the debt mentioned in a former letter. A. L. S. I p. 
(In French.) II, 62. 

From Benj[amin] Bristow. 1778. June 26. Paris. 

Asking for the address of Mr. Samuel Adams. A. L. in 3d P. i p. 

II, 63. 
From Le Roux. 1778. June 27. Paris. 

Requesting his presence at a meeting of the College of Bayeux ; 
will read a poem, addressed to the King, on the hostilities of the Eng- 
lish. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) II, 64. 

From [Pierre Jean Etienne] Mauduit [de la Varenne]. 
1778. June 28. 

Announcing a postponement of the public meeting of the Royal 
Society of Medicine. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) II, 65. 



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From [Antoine] Court de Gebelin. 1778. June 29. [Paris.] 

Inviting him and his family to be guests of honor at a banquet to 
be given at Passy by La Loge des Nctif Soeurs. A. L. S. I p. ( In 
French.) II, 66. 

From [George Adam] Junker. 1778. July i. Paris. 

Desires to communicate something concerning the United States. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) II, 67. 

Fro?n [Pahin Champlain de] la Blancherie. 

1778. July 2. College of Bayeux. 

Feels assured that the establishment for which he solicits aid will 
be a success, and that its income will always exceed its expenses. A. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 68. 

From Richard. 1778. July 2. Paris. 

Asking for news of M. Lebon. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

II, 69. 

From [Claude Caeloman de] Ruthiere. [1778.] July 3. 

Reasons why he desires the immediate return of his History of 
Anarchy in Poland. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) II, 70. 

From [Claude Caeloman de] Ruthiere. [1778.] Saturday. July 4. 

Desiring the return of his Mss., History of Anarchy, sent for Dr. 
Franklin's inspection. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) II, 71, 

From De Bout. 1778. July 4. Paris. 

Desiring the return of a letter from the Chevalier de Bazantin, 
together with one from the Comtesse de Lameth. A. L. 8. i p. 
(In French.) II, 72. 

From Marc F[ran9]ois Gauthier. 1778. July 5. Brest. 

Accused of passing counterfeit money and sentenced to the galleys 
for life; declares his innocence; begs Dr. Franklin to procure his release 
and allow him to enter the United States navy. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 
French.) II, 73. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 415 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. [1778.] July 10. V[ersai]lles. 

News from America; rumors of the evacuation of Philadelphia; 
announcement in the Courier de I'Europe of a Committee appointed 
by Congress to treat with the English for peace; desires authority to 
stigmatize this report as a lie. A. L. S. 4 p. II, 74. 

From De Bout. 1778. July 12. Paris. 

Returning the Chevalier de Bazantin's letter ; forwarded Dr. Frank- 
lin's letter to Madame de Broglie, Comtcsse de Lameth. A. L. S. 
I p. (In French.) II, 75. 

From [Madame] Herbaut de Marcenay. 
Circa 1778. July 12. Epinay. 

Expressing Mme. de Breget's acknowledgments and her regret at 
being unable to accept his invitation to dinner. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) II, 76. 

From Martin. 1778. July 14. Dunkirk. 

Desiring news of his son who left Nantes on March 12th for 
America. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 77- 

From M. Faure, Donneau & Co. 1778. July 15. Marseilles. 

Desiring to know the truth of the report of the capture of the 
" Elegante " by the English ship " Emerald," and the decision of the 
Congress of Williamsburg to repay Capt. Collineau of the " Elegante," 
owing to treachery having been used in the capture. A. L. S. Le 
Fort. 2 p. (In French.) II, 78. 

From [Marquis] Alexandre d'Hanache. 1778. July 18. Paris. 

Expressing a desire for a personal meeting; sent letters to be for- 
warded to his relative, Count Sterling [William Alexander, Earl of 
Stirling] ; thinks by this time the answers should have arrived. A. L. 
S. I p. (In French.) II, 79. 

From Plombard & Legris. 1778. July 28. Nantes. 

Sends a bill of Henrj' Laurens for acceptance; M. Plombard going 
to America on business; ofifers his services. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) - II, 80. 



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From Comte de Conwa(i)[y]. 1778. August 3. 

Wishes to call on Dr. Franklin and Mr. [John] Adams and present 
M. de Brion and the Chevalier Alexandre d'Hanache; M. de Brion 
about to start for San Domingo. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) 

II, 81. 

From [Pahin Champlain de] la Blancherie. 
1778. August 5. Paris. 

Urging his presence at an approaching meeting of that establish- 
ment which he has so generously patronized. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) II, 82. 

From [Pahin Champlain de] la Blancherie. 1778. August 17. 

Inviting him to a meeting on the following day. A. L. S. i p. (In 
French.) II, 83, 

From Henry. 1778. August 23. Madrid. 

Ardent desire to enter the American service as engineer; account 
of his previous work; begs Dr. Franklin to help him. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) 

A. E. by Dr. Franklin. " The Commissioners have no orders to send 
more engineers; when they have, his application will be considered." 

II, 84. 

From Droiiet. 1778. August 24. Paris. 

Desires an interview. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) II, 85. 

From Odolant Desnos. 1778. August 28. Alenqon. 

His only son has disappeared with the money given him to take 
his degree in medicine at the University of Paris; has probably as- 
sumed a false name; begs Dr. Franklin to find him. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) II, 86. 

From De La Faye. 1778. August 30. Paris. 

Requesting an answer to M. Ponteney's proposal to furnish supplies 
for America. 

A. E. by Dr. Franklin. Orders for America all filled; recommends 
M. Ponteney to correspond with Mr. [Jonathan] Williams, [Jr.], at 
Nantes. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) II, 87. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 417 

From Joseph Ruault Duplacy. 1778- September 21. Saint Brieuc. 

Has had thirteen years' experience on board British vessels; wishes 

to secure a position on one of the ships at Nantes. A. L. S. 3 p. 

(In French.) XII, 9. 

From L. Laffitte, L[aurens] & F[ran5oi]s Mongin and [Jacques] 
Fraissignea. 1778. October 2. Alrcsford, Hampshire. 

Captured at sea in October, 1777; endured cruel treatment in a 
British prison until released on parole; desire to be exchanged. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) II» 88. 

From Dan[ie]l Hopkins. 1778. October 23. Boston. 

Begging his influence to secure the release of the writer's brother- 
in-law, John Palmer, who has been a prisoner in England for eighteen 
months. A. L. S. i p. II» 89. 

From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. December 4. V[ersai]lles. 

The King of England's speech, with an abstract of the debates in 

both Houses, will appear on the morrow ; has treated the lie about Gen. 

Washington as it deserved. A. L. S. i p. II, 90- 

From The Navy Board, Eastern Department. 

1778. December 21. Boston. 

Orders for Capt. [Pierre] Landais, of the "Alliance," relative to 
his passenger, the Marquis de la Fayette; instructions covering his 
movements during the voyage to France and upon his arrival there. 
A. L. S. W[illia]m Vernon, Pres[idcn]t, J[ohn] Deshon. 3 p. 

II, 91. 

From Deinet. [Circa 1778.] Frankfort-on-Main. 

Sends a book of which other copies may be ordered, if so desired. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) 11, 92. 

From [Emmanuel Pierre] De La Plaigne. [Circa 1778.] 

Introducing Messrs. [Charles] Armand and de Guiiy, two Captains 
of artillerj' whom he has enlisted in the service of Georgia; well pleased 
with his recruits. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) II, 93- 



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From Jean Baptiste Dubois. Circa 1778. 
His service in the French army; desires to be a Second Lieutenant 
in the United States army. L. in 3d P. 2 p. (In French.) II, 94. 

From [Ferdinand] Grand. [^Circa 1778. Paris.] 

Concerning Dr. Franklin's indebtedness for books and for a sum sent 
to Mr. W[illia]m Hodgson on behalf of the American prisoners. A. 
L. in 3d P. I p. II, 95. 

From Keay. Circa 1 778. [Paris.] 

Enclosing an account of an accident in Philadelphia; the lightning- 
rods upon the house were certainly put up subsequent to the accident. 
A. L. in 3d P. I p. II, 96. 

From W. Wildrik. 1778. Namur. 

Begging him once again to reply to his letters. A. L. S. I p. 
(In French.) II, 97. 

From A[rthur] Lee. 1779. January 24. Chaillot. 

M. [Ferdinand] Grand probably has the public papers he desires. 
Encloses Mr. [Silas] Deane's remarks. A. L. S. i p. Ill, i. 

From B. B d [Thomas Digges]. 1779. January 31. 

Hails with delight the disputes and discussions in America; op- 
portunity to accelerate the subjugation of the revolted Colonies. Sorry 
to report successes by the French privateers. Sketches Lord Shelburne's 
future policy with respect to America; his own ability to aid him. 
Concerning the offers made by the Administration [in England] to 
purchase French neutrality in the present contest. A. L. S. 2 p. 

Ill, 2, 

From Mrs. Gibbes and Miss Stevens. 1779. February 2. Calais. 

Prevented from paying their respects by the indisposition of Mrs. 
Gibbes; compliments to Mr. [John] Adams. L. in 3d P. i p. 

HI, 3. 

From Stephen Hills and five other Officers of the "Alliance." 
1779. February 2. Brest Harbor. 

Desiring to be furnished with clothing and money; their monthly 
pay wholly inadequate. L. S. 3 p. III> 4- 



Letters to Bexjamix Franklin 419 

From T[homasl D[igges]. 1779. Fcbruan,- 7. B[mto]I. 

News from England ; a fleet ready to sail from the West Indies. A 
regiment to be sent to Quebec to keep patriotic Canadians quiet. The 
British Ministry steering between peace and war; rumored changes in 
the Ministry. Stocks affected by reports of disunion in America; 
Americans expected to propose terms short of independence. No indi- 
cation that [Arthur] Lee now has improper communications witli Lord 
Shelburne. Exorbitant prices in America; suggestions for relief. A. 

L. s. 3 p. in, 5. 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1779. February 7. Philadelphia. 

Introducing Major Montford, who served with distinction in Amer- 
ica under Count Pulaski. A. L. S. i p. Ill, 6. 

From Stephen Hills and six other Officers of the "Alliance." 
1779. February 7. Brest. 

Desiring the money promised them for their necessary expenses when 
they should reach France. L. S. i p. XII, 10. 

From P[ierreJ Landais. 1779. February 8. 

Asking that the French authorities may have everything ready in the 
harbor for repairing the ship. A. L. S. i p. Ill, 7. 

from Aquila Johns. 1779. February 10. On board the " Buckskin." 

Certifying to his capture of the English privateer "Spy"; gives the 
parole of the "Spy's" officers and crew. A. L. S. XII, 11. 

From N[athan] Blodget, Purser of the "Alliance." 
1779. February 27. Brest. 

A list of articles ordered for transportation to America on board the 
"Alliance." A. L. S. 2 p. XII, 12. 

From [Ferdinand] Grand. 1779. March 2. Passy. 

The return of bills from Congress would be more of a blow to the 
United States than the loss of Georgia. Question of the American 
Commissioners being allowed to draw upon French banks. A. L. 2 p. 
(In French.) Ill, 8. 



420 Appendix 

From Benjamin Pierce and twelve other Petty Officers of the 
"Alliance." 1779. March 3. Brest. 

Complaining that Capt. [Pierre] Landais has not paid them their 
wages and has not furnished sufficient provisions; the petitioners in 
great need of clothing. L. S. 2 p. Ill, 9. 

From A[rthur] Lee. 1779. March 26. Paris. 

Enclosing an account of Mr. [John D.] Schweighauser, which he has 
found among his papers. A. L. in 3d P. i p. Ill, 10. 

From Jacques Faynard. 1779. March 29. Paris. 

Has invented a powder for stopping hemorrhages both internal and 
external ; invites him to be present at a trial of it, to be made before 
some members of the Academy of Surgery. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

Ill, II. 

From [Mathieu] Tillet. 1779. April 7. Paris. 

Invitation to dine with M. Amelot, President of the Academie des 
Sciences, on the day of the public meeting when Dr. Franklin will read 
one of the papers. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) Ill, 12. 

From Boule. 1779. April 8. Paris. 

Has taken money with which he was entrusted ; begs Dr. Franklin to 

keep this confession secret ; promises to repay the money in six months 

and to show his repentence by his future conduct. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 

French.) Ill, 13. 

From Chevalier de Keralio. 1779. April 17. 

Inviting him and his grandson to dinner on the 22d. A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In French.) HI, 14. 

From James Lovell. 1779. April 29. Philadelphia. 

Hopes that he has received his appointment as Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary to France. [Silas] Deane's recall necessary. Arthur Lee's des- 
truction determined upon by a party in America. Urges him to write fre- 
quently to Congress in order to show that there is more than one 
man [Deane] in the universe who can please the Court of France. In 
the bitter discussions in America, Franklin has not escaped censure. A. 
L. S. 3 p. (A. Copy.) Ill, 15. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 421 

From V. I. D d [Thomas Digges]. 1779. May 18. 

Gen. [Sir William] Howe's evidence yet before the House; likelihood 
of the Ministry abandoning the idea of America's subjugation. A. L. S. 
I p. Ill, 16, 

From [Comte de Vergennes]. 1779. June i. Versailles. 

Questions which must be answered before a passport can be issued 
for Messrs. [Sir William] Jones and [John] Paradise. A. L. i p. 
(In French.) HI, 17. 

From Stephen Hills and Joseph Adams. 
1779. June 8. On board the "Alliance," L'Orient. 

Capt. John Paul Jones has tried in vain to influence [Capt. Pierre] 
Landais to do right; obliged to resign their position as officers, owing 
to the manner in which Capt. Landais governs the ship. L. S. 2 p. 

Ill, 18. 

From The Continental Congress. 1779. June ? Philadelphia. 

Enclosing Acts of Congress of June 5th and loth by which Dr. Frank- 
lin is directed to pay certain sums to M. [Pierre Augustin Caron de] 
Beaumarchais for supplies purchased and sent to America. L. S. John 
Jay, Presid[en]t. 2 p. Ill, 19. 

From Peter Vesey et al. 1779. July 8. Doling. 

Released from an English prison, only to be recaptured and im- 
prisoned by the French; beg to be sent home to their families in 
America. L. S. 3 p. Ill, 20. 

From The Continental Congress, Committee of Foreign Affairs. 

1779- June 13, July 9, 16. Philadelphia. 

Resolution of Congress, calling upon the Commissioners for infor- 
mation of their proceedings with M. [Pierre Augustin Caron de] Beau- 
marchais; sends journals and gazettes. Query whether no American 
privateer will retaliate on the coast of England for outrages committed 
by Great Britain on the American coast. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln's 
militia did well in the attack on [Gen. Augustine] Prevost. A. L. S. 
James Lovell. 4 p. (In quadruplicate.) Ill, 21. 

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422 Appendix 

From The Continental Congress, Commercial Committee. 

1779- July 21. Philadelphia. 
Requesting Dr. Franklin not to permit bills from Oliver Pollock, Con- 
tinental Agent at New Orleans to be protested. L. S. Fra[ncis] Lewis. 
2 p. (In duplicate.) III» 22. 

From James Lovell. 1779. August 6, September 16. Philadelphia. 

Complains of the few letters received from him. [Silas] Deane's 
publication of December 5th, full of lies; believes he has ruined his 
chance of public usefulness. No longer any distinction in America 
between the Ministry and the people of England ; from King to soot-boy 
they wish to say "Our Colonies." A. L. S. 4 p. (In triplicate.) 

Ill, 23. 
From The Continental Congress. 
1779. September 28. [Philadelphia.] 

Announcing the election of Samuel Huntington as President of Con- 
gress. A. L. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. Ill, 24. 

From The Continental Congress. 
1779. August 6, September 29. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolutions relative to the [American] Commissioners' Accounts. 
L. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. HI, 25. 

Printed in Journals of Congress, Philadelphia, 1782, V, 308, 309, 373. 

From Vines and other Officers of the " Vengeance." 

1779. October 26. On board the " Vengeance." 

Certifying to Capt. [Pierre] Landais's refusal to obey orders. D. S. 
I p. (In French. Copy.) III> 26. 

From Philippe [Nicolas] Ricot. 1779. October 28. Texel. 
Certifying to insubordination on the part of Capt. [Pierre] Landais 
on several specified occasions. D. S. 2 p. (In French. Copy.) 

Ill, 27. 

From The Officers of the American Squadron. 
1779. October 30. Texel. 

Testimony of officers on the " Alliance," " Pallas " and " Bon Homme 
Richard," supporting the charges made by [John Paul] Jones against 
[Pierre] Landais. D. S. 7 p. (Copy.) HI, 28. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 423 

From Henry Laurence and Others. 
1779. November 2. ^lill Prison, Plymouth. 

Complain of having been cruelly confined for over two years ; appeal 
to him for relief. L. S. 2 p. Ill, 29. 

From Ladixmerie and other Officers of the Lege des Neuf 

Soeurs. 1779. November 10. Paris. 

Urging him to be present at their public fete; nothing else could give 
the meeting such eclat. L. S. i p. (In French.) Ill, 30. 

From T[homas] Digges. 1779. November 15. London. 

Introducing M. Fabroni and M. Fontana, two learned young Italian 
travellers. A. L. S. i p. Ill, 31. 

From la Hune. 1779. November 15. Passy. 

Tailor's bill receipted. Mem. 2 p. (In French.) Ill, 32. 

From [Denis-Nicolas] Cottineau de Kloguen[e]. 
1779. November 24. 

Complaining of the conditions on board the " Serapis " ; equipments, 
food and irons for the prisoners lacking; the ship unseaworthy. L. S. 
4 p. (In French. Copy.) Ill, 33. 

Frow Donald Forbes [Thomas Digges]. 1779. December 3. Stepney. 

Moneys paid out for Dr. Franklin ; cool attitude of Messrs. [John] 
J[ay] and [Arthur] L[ee]. American news in England; position of 
the British troops. Less talk of vigorously prosecuting the American 
war, in spite of Lord North's speech ; report that " through the wicked 
machinations of Dr. Franklin, a \'try good understanding exists between 
Ireland and the Rebel Congress." A. L. S. 3 p. Ill, 34. 

From Baron d'Arendt. [1779.] 

Wishes to be paid the 25 louis d'or promised him by Mr. William 
Lee, as per enclosed letter [copy, i p.] for purchasing supplies; has 
overstaid his furlough from his regiment in Virginia, in order to dis- 
charge this commission ; begs Dr. Franklin to give him a line explain- 
ing the delay. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) Ill, 35 and 36. 



424 Appendix 

Fro7n Le Ray de Chaumont. [i 778-1 779.] 

A statement of the receipts and expenditures on account of the United 
States in France. A. N. i p. (In French.) XII, 13. 

From Chaumont, Secretaire General des Hussards. 

Circa 1779. 

Sends a petition from a German Prince, who wishes his name 
withheld until an answer is received. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) 

HI, 37. 

From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. January i. Nantes. 

Description of the hats, shoes and hose to be purchased for Con- 
gress; desires to know what the uniform is to be. A. L. S. 2 p. 

IV, I. 

From The Continental Congress. 1780. January 4. Philadelphia. 

Directing him to apply to the French Court for aid in securing the 
exchange of Henry Laurens. Similar directions sent to John Jay. 
A. L. S. Sam[uel] Huntington, President. I p. XII, 14. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January 5. Morlaix. 

Official report of the character and cargo of the prize " James and 
Thomas " taken by the American ship, " Black Prince " and brought to 
Morlaix. D. S. Ringuin, Griffin. 3 p. (In French.) IV, 2. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January 5. Morlaix. 

Testimony of Frangois Fick concerning the capture of the prize 
"James and Thomas" by the "Black Prince"; [extract from the re- 
ports]. D. S. Ringuin and others. 2 p. (In French.) IV, 3. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. January 10. Nantes. 

Desiring information about the clothing for 15,000 men, which he is 
getting ready in accordance with the plan of Dr. Franklin and M. de 
Chaumont. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 4. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 425 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January ii, 12. Morlaix. 

Official report of invoicing and sealing the cargo of the British prize, 
" Camden," taken by the American ship, " Black Princess." [Extract 
from the minutes.] A. D. S. Le Ridelle. 4 p. (In French.) 

IV, 5. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January 13. Morlaix. 

Testimony of Robert Storey concerning the capture of the English 
vessel, "Camden," by the "Black Princess." [Extract from the Court 
Record.] A. D. S. Le Ridelle. 3 p. (In French.) IV, 6. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 

1780. January 13. Morlaix. 

Testimony of Thomas Borch, a British prisoner, concerning the cap- 
ture of the " Camden " by the " Black Princess." [Extract from the 
Minutes.] A. D. S. Le Ridelle. 3 p. (In French.) IV, 7. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January' 13. Morlaix. 

Testimony of Abraham Needam concerning the capture of the 
"Camden" by the "Black Princess." D. S. Le Ridelle. 4 P- (I" 
French.) IV, 8. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January 18. [Morlaix.] 

Concerning a protection from imprisonment of nine men and one 
cabin boy on board the " Camden." D. S. Le Bitter, Interpreter. 
3 p. (In French.) IV, 9. 

From The Admiralty Court of France. 
1780. January 19. Morlaix. 

Testimony of John Hunt concerning the prize "James and Thomas" 
taken by the " Black Prince." [Extract from the Minutes.] U. S. 
Ringuin, GrifSn. 3 p. (In French.) IV, 10. 



426 Appendix 

From Ringuin. 1780. January 21. [Morlaix.] 

Sends the testimony concerning the capture of the " James and 
Thomas" by the "Black Prince." A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

IV, II. 
From Chaumont. 1780. January 27. Paris. 

Concerning the proposal of a German Prince to furnish a regiment 
of soldiers for the American service. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

IV, 12. 

From J[oiiatlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. February i. Nantes. 

Enclosing a letter from Capt. [John] Manley, now in Mill Prison. 
Has drawn on M. [Le Ray] de Chaumont for money. A. L. S. 2 p. 

IV, 13. 

From Ringuin. 1780. February 2. MorlaLx. 

Sends the testimong concerning the capture of the English ship, 
"Camden," by the "Black Princess." A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

IV, 14. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. February 19. Nantes. 

Business of shipping goods to America; orders of Congress concerning 
the clothing, conflict with the orders given by [Marquis de] la Fayette. 
A. L. S. 4 P- IV, 15. 

From John Williams. 1780. February 26. Nantes. 

Indignantly denies that he was in communication with the British 
Government, while in England; wishes to go to America and share 
the fate of his countrymen. A. L. S. i p. IV, 16. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. February 26. Nantes. 

Begs Dr. Franklin to deny the report that his Uncle [John Williams] 
was in communication with the British Government while in London. 
Reported capture of six British transports bound from New York, 
with provisions for the garrison at Penobscot. A. L. S. 4 p. IV, 17. 

From Materre. 1780. February 29. 

Requesting news of Jacques Materre who sailed from Bordeaux on 
March 22, 1777, for the United States in order to enter the army. 
A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) IV, 18. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 427 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. March 5. Nantes. 

Introducing Mr. [George] Mason, [Jr.], of Virginia. A. L. S. 
I p. IV, 19. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. March 7. Nantes. 

Concerning the shipment of clothing to Rochelle. Requests a pas- 
sage to America for his Uncle [John Williams] and for Mr. [Joseph] 
Gridley, whose health requires his return. Asks for the receipt for 
Crown Soap. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 20. 

From W[illia]m Alexander. 1780. March 19. Paris. 

Certifying to being present at a conversation between Mr. [William] 
Pult[e]ney and Dr. Franklin, when the former made proposals for a 
reconciliation with America. A. D. S. 2 p. (Copy.) IV, 21. 

From Jean Rousseau. 1780. March 25. Geneva. 

Writes on behalf of a person who wishes employment as Secretary. 
A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) IV, 22, 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. March 27. Nantes. 

Concerning the terms agreed upon with M. [Le Ray] de Chaumont 
for shipping freight to America. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 23. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. March 30. Nantes. 

Question of duties on goods sent to America. Desires a letter of 
recommendation to the President of the Congress for his Uncle [John 
Williams], who is about to sail, stating tliat he has not been employed 
by the English King since his commission in America, ten years ago; 
that he has been in France eighteen months and that Dr. Franklin 
wishes him to be received by his countrymen. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 24. 

From [Comte de] Sarsfield. 1780. March 31. Paris. 

Desiring to know the whereabouts of a M. d'Orbrais, who went 
to America on a mission for Dr. Franklin ; gave him a commission also, 
but has heard nothing from him. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

IV, 25. 



428 Appendix 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1780. March 31. Philadelphia. 

The high esteem in which he holds both [Silas] Deane and Dr. 
Franklin; considers the former a martyr to the cause of America; his 
own embittering experience as a public officer. A. L. S. 4 p. 

IV, 26. 
From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. April 6. Nantes. 

Concerning the shipment of supplies at Brest. Report that the State 
of Maryland had taken some notice of him, as regards the management 
of their funds in England ; desires further particulars. A. L. S. 2 p. 

IV, 27. 
From James [Arthur] Degge, et ah, of the " Alliance." 
1780. April 12. On board the "Alliance," L'Orient. 

Stating their destitute condition; have received neither wages nor 
prize-money; their debts unpaid, and the ship almost ready to sail. L. 
S. 2 p. IV, 28. 

From Jacob Nuter, et al, of the crew of the " Alliance." 

1780. April 14. L'Orient. 

Petition to have their wages and prize-money paid in France, rather 
than in America. L. S. 3 p. IV, 29. 

From Jno. P[aul] Jones. 1780. April 18. Passy. 

Stating what rights the two privateers, the " Monsieur " and " La 
Grandville " have in the distribution of prizes. L. S. 2 p. IV, 30. 

Frotn Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. April 18. Nantes. 

Forwards a list of articles sent to Brest for shipment. A. L. S. 
I P- IV, 31. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. April 22. Nantes. 

News from America; [Gen. Sir Henr>'] Clinton has at last appeared 
in South Carolina. Fears for the fate of the " Mercurj' " which bore 
Dr. Franklin's despatches. The Farmers-General to make an arrange- 
ment with the writer concerning duties. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 32. 

From Jona [than] Williams, Jr. 1 780. May 6. Nantes. 

Useless to send any more clothing to Brest, until transportation to 
America can be secured. A. L. S. i p. IV, 33. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 429 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. May 10. Nantes. 

Asking him to procure the exchange of a solitary English prisoner 
who was left out of the cartels. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 34. 

From Jean Rousseau. 1780. May 16. Geneva. 

Desires a reply to his former letter, enclosing a memorial on the sub- 
ject of American Independence. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

IV, 35. 

From The Continental Congress. 1780. May 19. Philadelphia. 

Resolution concerning drafts on Dr. Franklin and [John] Jay. 
Extract from the Minutes. L. S. James Lovell and W[illia]m 
Churchill Houston, i p. IV, 36. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. May 20. Nantes. 

Discusses ways and means of shipping the supplies for the American 
army; poor quality of French shoes. Report from Philadelphia that 
up to March i8th, General [Sir Henry] Clinton had done nothing; 
the American force opposed to him numbered 7,000. A. L. S. 4 p. 

IV, 37. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. May 26. Nantes. 

Objecting to the order of the French Government to pay export 
duties; desires such explanations made as will free him from payment. 
Capt. Kendrick, a prisoner, wishes his board paid so that he may return 
to America. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 38. 

From James Warren, ct al., of the " Alliance." 
1780. May 31. L'Orient. 

Asking for their wages and prize-money and requesting to have their 
ship sent back to America; begs to know the answer to Dr. Franklin's 
memorial to the Court of Denmark, concerning the prize-vessels. Re- 
gretting that Capt. [Pierre] Landais is deprived of his command as 
his offense, as charged, reflects seriously upon his oflFlcers. L. S. 3 p. 

XII," 15. 

From J. Watkins, et al., of the crew of the " Alliance." 
1780. June I. L'Orient. 

Sending an impudent paper, signed by 115 men of the "Alliance," in 
which they demand their prize-money and Capt. Pierre Landais's restora- 
tion to his command. L. 3 p. XII, 16. 



430 Appendix 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. June 5. Nantes. 

Advising the purchase of a ship to carry the stores to America. A. 
L. S. 2 p. IV, 39. 

From James [Arthur] Degge, et al, of the "Alliance." 
1780. June 7. L'Orient. 

Asking to have Capt. [Pierre] Landais restored to the command of 
the "Alliance." L. S. 2 p. IV, 40. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. June 9. Nantes. 

Enclosing a petition from some French merchants who are charged 

with giving an erroneous estimate on tobacco shipped to them ; desires 

him to sanction the petition and send it to M. [Jacques] Necker. A. 

L. S. 2 p. IV, 41. 

From Destouches. 1780. June 10. Dunkirk. 

Transmits a copy of the Admiralty Proceedings upon the prizes 
" Le Pierre" and "L'Amite" taken by the American corsair, the 
" Black Prince." A. L. S. i p. (In French.) IV, 42. 

From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. June 14. Nantes. 

Capt. [John Paul] Jones gone to Paris with news of the revolution 
on board the "Alliance." The " Serapis " to be sold; question of the 
French Government buying it and permitting it to be used to send 
supplies to America. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 43. 

Frotn P[ierre] Landais. 1780. June 16. L'Orient. 

Has resumed command of the " Alliance " ; sends a copy of his com- 
mission to show that he is within his rights; asks for orders concern- 
ing the arms on board the " Alliance " ; offers to execute any com- 
missions for Dr. Franklin in America. L. S. 2 p. IV, 44. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. June 19. L'Orient. 

Introducing Dr. John Foulke and Mr. [George] Fox, of Phila- 
delphia. A. L. S. I p. IV, 45. 

From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. June 21. L'Orient. 

Capt. [John Paul] Jones can regain the " Alliance " only by capture; 
question of transporting the 4,000 suits of clothes. Arrival of Marquis 
de la Fayette in Boston. A. L. S. 2 p. > IV, 46. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 431 

From [Comte] de Vergennes. 1780. July 31. Versailles. 

Concerning the correspondence between himself and Mr. [John] 
Adams; desires it transmitted to Congress in order that they may judge 
of Mr. Adams's fitness for his present delicate mission. L. S. i p. 
(In French. Copy.) IV, 47. 

From [Denis-Nicolas Cottineau de Kloguene. 1780. June-July?] 

Concerning certain observations of John Paul Jones, printed in the 
Gazette of Amsterdam and Leyden, relative to the encounter between 
the American ships and the English frigates, the " Serapis " and the 
"Countess of Scarborough"; contradicts many of Jones's statements; 
condemns his plan of battle and his treatment of the wounded. A. L. 
5 p. (In French.) IV, 48. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. August 3. Nantes. 

No word from [Le Ray] de Chaumont concerning the purchase of the 
ship at Bordeaux. Promises to delay drawing bills as much as possible. 
A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 49. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. August 28. Nantes. 
Introducing Jeremiah Allen, of Boston. A. L. S. i p. IV, 50. 

From Joiia[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. August 29. Nantes. 

Introducing Mrs. William Blake, of South Carolina, and her chil- 
dren, and asking for passports to England for them. A. L. S. 2 p. 

IV, 51. 
From Fournier le jeune. 1780. September 4. 

Asking him to appoint a conveiu'ent time to go and hear the organ. 
A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) IV, 52. 

i^rom Jona[ than] Williams, Jr. 1780. September 26. Nantes. 

Detailed account of loading a ship at I'Orient with a cargo, in- 
cluding saltpetre, destined for America. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 53. 

From Jona [than] Williams, Jr. 1780. September 28. Nantes. 

Requesting a passport for George Moore, son of Philip Moore, of 
Philadelphia, who wishes to visit his grandfather in the Isle of Man. 
A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 54- 



432 Appendix 

FroTW Jona [than] Williams, Jr. 1780. September 30. Nantes. 

Question of how to transfer the saltpetre from St. Malo to I'Orient, 
for shipment on the " Breton." Capt. Samson returned without doing 
anything. Extravagant ideas about the money to be borrowed in 
Europe. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 55, 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 7. Nantes. 

Ship being loaded as quickly as possible. Desires the return of papers 
relative to the Spanish snow being recaptured by the " Hercules," 
Capt. [John] Carey. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 56. 

From Ezra Stiles. 1780. October 10. Newport, R. I. 

Sends drawings and descriptions of a new wheel for a grist mill, 
invented by Mr. Kelsy, of Connecticut. Spirited account of Gen. 
[Benedict] Arnold's treason. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 57. 

FroT7i Jno. Paul Jones. 1780. October 13. L'Orient. 

Description of a tremendous storm ; his vessels unable to proceed 
to America for some time; the supplies for the United States to be 
carefully preserved ; great courage displayed by the crew ; enclosing an 
account of the storm, by the officers of the "Ariel" [2 p.]. A. L. 
S. 2 p. XII, 17 and 18. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 14. Nantes. 

Introducing Mr. French, of Bordeaux. Anxious to hear of the 
great ship's arrival at I'Orient. A. L. S. i p. IV, 58. 

From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 17. Nantes. 

Introducing M. Zollicoffre, a Swiss, who has been for some time 
in America. A. L. S. i p. IV, 59. 

From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 17. Nantes. 

Plan for utilizing the Massachusetts State ship, " Mars," now at 
Nantes. Desires advice concerning the Portuguese Captain who was 
taken by Capt. [Simon] Samson. News of [John Paul] Jones's dis- 
aster; this makes more goods to be shipped. A. L. S. 6 p. IV, 60. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 433 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 19. Nantes. 

Question of shipping the saltpetre. News of the check Gen. [Horatio] 
Gates has received. A. L. S. 2 p. IV, 61. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 24. Nantes. 

M. [Le Ray] ile Chaumont's failure to pay his bills imminent; the 
writer's own credit must be maintained at whatever cost; begs Dr. 
Franklin to see that all of his notes are promptly honored. A. L. S. 
3 p. IV, 62. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. October 31. Nantes. 

Sorry that Dr. Franklin has the gout. 'Fhc " Mars " soon to be loaded. 
All difHculties concerning the saltpetre to be removed. Promises to 
send accounts in a day or two. A. L. S. 3 p. IV, 63. 

From . [1780.] November 21. 

Question of the genuineness of certain bills. The heads of the British 
apparently turned by their success in South Carolina and by their 
acquisition of Gen. [Benedict] Arnold; seven-eighths of them in favor of 
continuing the war; belief that the Americans will quarrel with their 
allies. Trial of an American, named [John] Trumbull, for treason ; 
belief that he will be convicted merely because he is of the same rank 
as the late Major [John] Andre. A. L. 2 p. IV, 64. 

From John Bondfield. 1780. December g. Bordeaux. 

Invoice of fifty-six pieces of artillery shipped from Bordeaux to 
rOrient on Dr. Franklin's order. L. S. i p. IV, 65. 

From The Continental Congress. 
1780. December 21. [Philadelphia.] 

Orders concerning the release and exchange of Henry Laurens. L. S. 
S[amucl] Huntington, President, i p. IV, 66. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. December 30. Nantes. 
Announcing the birth of a daughter. A. L. S. I p. IV, 67. 



434 Appendix 

From Le Ray de Chaumont. [1780.] 

Computation of the cost of clothing 15,000 men. A. N. i p. 
(In French.) IV, 68. 

From Laurent Josselin. Circa 1780. 

Has lost his position in the Royal Arsenal at Marseilles; anxious 
to secure work with the army in America. L. in 3d P. I p. (In 
French.) IV, 69. 

From [Marquis de] la Fayette. Circa 1780. Paris. 

Sending him an " arret " just received for their free ports. A. L. 
S. I p. IV, 70. 

From [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. {Circa 1780.] 

Asking his influence on behalf of Lieutenant-Colonel [Antoine Felix] 
Wuibert, of the American army, who has suffered imprisonment and 
hardship; his appointments never paid him. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In 
French.) IV, 71. 

From L'Abbe Jean Louis Giraud Soulavie. Circa 1780. 

Has an unpublished work on the American Revolution, which has 
been praised by Comte de Vergennes. He sends Dr. Franklin a list 
of questions, and desires permission to publish his answers. A. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) IV, 72. 

From The Continental Congress. 1781. January 4. Philadelphia. 

Enclosing an order of Congress [IV, 66] for the release and exchange 
of Henry Laurens. L. S. Sam[ue]l Huntington, President, i p. 
(Copy.) V, I. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. January 16. Nantes. 

Concerning a draft drawn by him on [Le Ray] de Chaumont and 
protested; money needed by him in case M. de Chaumont did not 
resume payment ; his reputation as a merchant involved ; enclosing list 
of his bills drawn on Dr. Franklin [i p.]. A. L. S. i p. V, 2 and 3. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. January 18. Nantes. 

Concerning a draft on Dr. Franklin given by him to M. Carier to 
replace certain drafts on [Le Ray] de Chaumont. A. L. S. 2 p. 

V, 4. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 435 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 17S1. January 25. Nantes. 

[Le Ray] de Chaumont approaching bankruptcy; before this occurs 
advises the purchase from him of a lot of goods ready for America. The 
ship at Bordeaux to be forced to go to ['Orient. A. L. S. 4 p. 

V, 5. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. January 27. Nantes. 

Information received in a letter from Joseph Wharton, that Col. 
[John] Laurens is appointed Envoy Extraordinary to Paris, on par- 
ticular business only; Mr. [William] Palfrey coming as Consul-General 
of France. Prisoners captured by the Americans. A. L. S. 3 p. 

V, 6. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. February i. Nantes. 

Desiring to know what answer to make to the prisoners who are 
continually begging to be exchanged. Encloses a letter for M. [Jacques] 
Necker. A. L. S. 2 p. V, 7. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. February 4. Nantes. 

The ship, " Marquis de la Fayette," not yet at I'Orient. The 
" Aurora " illegally detained at I'Orient, for freight charges. Glad [Le 
Ray] de Chaumont has resumed payment. A. L. S. 3 p. V, 8. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. February 9. Nantes. 

Concerning the arrest of Mark Anthony, the writer's black servant; 
encloses certificate of emancipation and asks that application be made 
to the French Ministers to secure his release. A. L. S. 3 p. V, 9. 

From Jona[thanJ Williams, Jr. 1781. February 9. Nantes. 

Enclosing a letter just received by the brig "Sally"; the English 
fleet still in Gardiner's Bay [New York] and the French in Rhode 
Island. A. L. S. i p. V, 10. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. February 14. Nantes. 

Concerning a convoy for the vessel " Marquis de la Fayette," which 
will soon be freighted for America. A consul much needed at Nantes, 
in order to enlist American seamen in the American service. A. L. S. 

2 p. V, II. 



43^ Appendix 

From The Continental Congress. 1781. February 27. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolutions complimentary to John Paul Jones. D. S. Cha[rle]s 
Thomson, Sec[retar]y. 2 p. V, 12. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. February 29. Nantes. 

Concerning his protest against freight duty charged on the cargo of 
the " Aurora." Has his servant [Mark Anthony] back but is under 
bonds to send him away in six months; complains bitterly of the Pro- 
cureur's attitude in this affair. A. L. S. 2 p. V, 13. 

From The Continental Congress. 1781. March i. [Philadelphia.] 

Accession of Maryland to the Confederation of States. D. S. 
Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. V, 14. 

From The Continental Congress. 1781. March 2. Philadelphia. 

Enclosing extracts from the minutes of Congress [February 27, 
1 781], and instructing Dr. Franklin to communicate them to the King 
of France. L. S. Sam[uel] Huntington, President, i p. (In dupli- 
cate.) XII, 19. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. March 6. Nantes. 

Sends a copy of an account [i p.] received from I'Orient, contra- 
dicting the reported mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops, as published 
by the English. L. S. I p. V, 15. 

From M[atthew] Parke. 1781. March 13. L'Orient. 

On behalf of the officers and men of the " Alliance," urges the 
payment of the prize-money due them ; the present Commander of the 
"Alliance," [Capt. John Barry], much liked. A. L. S. 2 p. V, 16. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. March 20. Nantes. 

The ship, " Marquis de la Fayette," ready to sail for America after 
the equinox ; awaits Dr. Franklin's final orders as to her destination. A. 
L. S. 3 p. V, 17. 

From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1781. April 2. L'Orient. 

The "Marquis de la Fayette" and the "Alliance" have just sailed; 
the despatches to be sent by the " Aurora." A. L. S. 2 p. V, 18. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 437 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1781. April 15. Paris. 

Encloses a letter from Mr. [Arthur] Lee; has promised that his 
board-bill shall be paid; would not trouble Dr. Franklin with this 
matter if his own circumstances were different. A. L. S. i p. V, 19. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. April iS. Nantes. 

Is coming to Passy. Recentlj' travelled with [Thomas] Paine, the 
author of "Common Sense"; Painc's opinion of [Silas] Deane and 
[Arthur] Lee. Advantage of sending cloth to America to be made up 
into uniforms. A. L. S. 4 p. V, 20. 

From W[illiam] T[emple] F[rankliii]. 1781. May 18. 

Concerning an action which took place on May 2d between the 
French squadron and an English fleet, from St. Eustatius, of thirty-four 
merchant vessels, escorted by the "Vengeance" and other ships; twenty- 
two merchant vessels and two corsairs taken. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French and English.) V, 2i. 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1781. June 6. Philadelphia. 

Announcing his appointment as Minister of Finance; undertakes the 
work at a great sacrifice of his domestic happiness; Dr. Franklin's sup- 
port will be highly esteemed ; aware that anyone in a high station must be 
subject to bitter attacks. L. S. 3 p. V, 22. 

From Rob[er]t Morris, S. J. of Finances. 1781. June 8. Philadelphia. 

Concerning the choice of a firm to receive the money granted by 
France to the United States; in favor of selecting Messrs. Couteul.x 
& Co. L. S. 3 p. (In duplicate.) V, 23 and 24. 

From The Continental Congress. 17S1. June 14. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution empowering Dr. Franklin to offer Licut.-Gcn. [John] 
Burgoyne in exchange for the Honorable Henr)' Laurens. D. S. 
Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. (Copy.) V, 25. 

From Gabriel Tardy. 1781. June 19. Nantes. 

News received of the escape of Capt. [Gustavus] Cunningham and 
others from Mill Prison. On June 4th, twenty-four Americans entered 
the British service. A. L. S. i p. V, 26. 



438 Appendix 

Frojn The Continental Congress. 1781. July 5. Philadelphia. 

Empowering Dr. Franklin to offer Lieut. -Gen. [John] Burgoyne in 
exchange for the Honorable Henry Laurens. L. S. Sam[uel] Hunting- 
ton, President. 2 p. V, 27. 

From Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. 1781. July 6. Philadelphia. 

Asking that the enclosed letter from Mr. Lowndes to his son, be 
forwarded to London. Dr. Franklin unanimously chosen Peace Commis- 
sioner; appointment of [Henry] Laurens unnecessary. A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In duplicate.) V, 28. 

From [Mrs.] S[arah] Bache. 1781. July 12. Philadelphia. 

Introducing the bearer. Major [David Salisbury] Franks, of the 
American Army, to Dr. Franklin's notice and friendship. A. L. S. 
I p. V, 29. 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1781. July 14. Philadelphia. 

Desiring Dr. Franklin to sound some of the eminent bankers in Paris, 
as to the credit they are willing to give to a United States bank founded 
upon the enclosed plan. A. L. S. 2 p. V, 30. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. July 21. Nantes. 

A plan by which British prisoners may be procured and exchanged 
for Americans. A. L. S. 3 p. V, 31. 

From Rob[er]t Morris, S. J. of Finances. 
1 78 1. July 13, 14, 19, 21. Philadelphia. 

Deplorable state of the country's finances due to the use of paper 
money. Money needed to start a bank and a Mint. Mr. [John] Jay in- 
structed to negotiate a large loan at Madrid. Unfair to ask France for 
more money. Desiring Dr. Franklin to confer with leading bankers in 
Paris as to organizing a National Bank in America. Advising that the 
money loaned by France should remain in that country. Attempts made 
by Congress to raise the value of paper money. L. S. 13 p. (In 
duplicate.) V, 32. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 439 

From Jon [a] th [an] Trumbull. 1781. August 2. Hartford. 

Sends money for the use of his son [Col. John Trumbull], then a 
prisoner in London. A. L. S. I p. V, 33. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. August 4. Nantes. 

Sends letters for Dr. Franklin which arrived on the brig " Sally," 
from Rhode Island. A. L. S. i p. V, 34. 

From John Bondfield. 1781. August 10. Bordeaux. 

Purchase of cannon. Capture of a cutter in the Bay of Biscay, by two 
American privateers. An American vessel from Port-au-Prince chased 
on shore by a British vessel and totally wrecked. A. L. S. 3 p. 

V, 35. 

fro/H The Continental Congress. 1781. August 10. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution appointing Robert R. Livingston Secretary for Foreign 
Affairs. D. S. Cha[r]e]s Thomson, Sec [retar]y. i p. (In duplicate.) 

V, 36 and 37. 

From Edm[und] Burke. 1781. August 15. Charles St. [London.] 

Feels the calamities of the war and among them the discontinuance 
of his intercourse with Dr. Franklin; has desired his friendship for a long 
time. Concerning the reported application of Congress for the re- 
turn of his friend, Gen. [John] Burgoyne, to captivity in America; 
appeals to Dr. Franklin not to suffer this injustice to take place. A. 
L. S. 3 p. V, 38. 

Printed in Burke's Speeches, II, p. 468. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. August 17. Nantes. 

Submits a proposal for the sale of arms; if he accepts the offer, 
asks to be appointed Agent. A. L. S. i p. V, 39. 

From Mauger et Companie. 1781. August 20. Mctz. 

Ready to ship a large amount of goods to the United States ; beg 
that the French importation laws may be waived, in order to facilitate 
the shipment. Letter from Estris de Cornie endorsing this request. 
L. S. 3 p. (In French. Copy.) A. E. urging that this request be 
granted. S. B[enjamin] Franklin. V, 40. 



44° Appendix 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. September i. Nantes. 

Desires a recommendation to M. de Fleury. Has tried to repay 
Dr. Franklin's favors by turning over business to Mr. [Richard] Baclie's 
house. A. L. S. 2 p. V, 41. 

From J, Cottin & fils Jauge. 1781. September 4. Paris. 

Threatened with the loss of an American bill; appeal to secure its 
payment. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) V, 42. 

From [Jacques] Besse. 1781. September 5. Kehl. 

Technical letter from a young printer. Enthusiastic over a per- 
petual motion machine, which he is planning. A. L. S. 4 p. (In 
French.) V, 43. 

From [Comte de] Montfort. 1781. September 10. Noyon. 

Recommending Gourlet Duplessis; account of the good services 
he has rendered the United States; certificates from army officers en- 
closed. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 44. 

From Mallet. 1781. September 13. Havre. 

On his recommendation, trusted William Williams and Augustin 
Morice ; both have departed without paying their room- rent ; sends 
the bill to him for payment. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 45. 

i^roOT Jona [than] Williams, Jr. 1781. September 13. Nantes. 

Introducing Wanton Casey, son of Silas Casey, of Rhode Island. 
A. L. S. I p. V, 46. 

Frotn Rob[er]t Morris. 1781. September 14. Philadelphia. 

Commission to procure him certain books on the public account. L. 
S. I p. V, 47. 

From [Palteau, Chevalier de] Veimerange. 
1 78 1. September 23. Paris. 

Question of sending supplies to the Agent of Congress, in Boston. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) V, 48. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 441 

From The Continental Congress ct d. 1781. September 24. 

Major Lomagne, of Col. [Charles] Armand's Legion, given an hon- 
orable discharge on account of illness. Testimony of Gen. Edward 
Hand, Baron von Steuben and Gen. [John Peter Gabriel] Muhlenberg 
to Major Lomagne's zeal and activity. Mem. 2 p. (Copy.) V, 49. 

From Etienne Frangois, M[ar]quis Turgot. 

1 78 1. September 25. Chateau de Bous. 

Begging Dr. Franklin to secure from John Hancock an order for the 
shipment of certain seeds promised the writer by a Frenchman in Penn- 
sylvania. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 50. 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1781. October 2. Paris. 

Explaining the matter of his expenses; wishes to demonstrate the 
rectitude of his conduct, and the justice of his demands on Congress; 
meets some of the accusations made. A. L. S. 3 p. V, 51. 

From Perregaux. 1781. October 3. Paris. 

Sending him a letter, entrusted to his care. A. L. in 3d P. i p. 

V, 52. 

From O'Donnoghue. 1781. October 8. Bruges. 

Desires information concerning a certain O'Donnoghue, born in Phil- 
adelphia; said to be a Catholic; question concerning the social and 
political standing of the American O'Donnoghues. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) V, 53. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. October 10. Nantes. 

Introducing Foster March Penny and requesting a pass to London 
for him. A. L. S. i p. V, 54. 

From Petty. 1 781. October 15. Paris. 

Expressing his belief that his brother, who has gone to fight In 
America, will be worthy of Dr. Franklin's letters of recommendation. 
A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 55. 



442 Appendix 

Fro?n F[rancis] Coffyn. 1781. October 16. Dunkirk. 

Money furnished American prisoners; letter from John Adams stating 
that no more prisoners must be sent to Amsterdam ; question of where to 
send them. Enclosing a letter from Tho[ma]s Beer [2 p.] who is 
destitute and wishes to emigrate to America. A. L. S. 2 p. V, 56. 

From John Adams. 1781. October 19. Amsterdam. 

Thinks it is a mistake for American prisoners who have escaped 
from the British, to come to Holland; cites case of Mr. [Thomas] 
Beer. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) V, 57. 

From Gourlade & Moylan. 1781. October 22. L'Orient. 

Question of drawing on Dr. Franklin for the payment of certain bills. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 58. 

From [Madame] Virth, 1781. October 26. Hesdin. 

Her husband embarks for America, under the orders of Commodore 
[Alexander] Gillon ; the Commodore's promise to send her 60 livres 
per month ; no money has been received ; appeals to Dr. Franklin for 
aid. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 59. 

From John Hancock. 1781. October 27. Boston. 

Introducing Mr. William Knox, brother of General [Henry] Knox. 
A. L. S. I p. V, 60. 

From Le Grand de Castelle. 1781. November 2. St. Omer. 

Desiring Dr. Franklin's advice as to removing his friend, Col. George 
Mercer of America, who is ill in a French inn ; supposes that an order 
from Congress is necessary. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) V, 61. 

From Madier. 1781. November 4. Beaucaire. 

Offering to send goods to the United States, to be sold at the 
same price as in France; encloses a memoir on the subject [3 p.]. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) V, 62 and 63. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 443 

From Charles Le Guen. 1781. November 7. Morlaix. 

Appointed the agent of L'Heritier, Huigen & Co., to collect dam- 
ages from the United States for the sale of the cargo of the Swedish 
ship, " \'ictorj'," captured by the "Alliance"; encloses copy of his ap- 
pointment [2 p.]- A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 64 and 65. 

Frow; The Continental Congress. 1781. November 7. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution, directing the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to prepare 
a sketch of emblems of the United States — French Alliance to be in- 
scribed upon the marble column at York [Town]. Attested copy S. 
Lewis R. Morris, Sec[retar]y. i p. V, 66. 

From [Madame] Myron Anielunxen[?]. 
1 78 1. November 9. Herzebrock. 

Begs him to forward the enclosed letter to her brother, who is 
fighting under [Gen.] Washington; if he is dead, wishes to know it in 
order to settle affairs of importance. L. S. i p. (In French.) V, 67. 

From Le Chevalier de la Chambre. 1781. November 11. Caen. 

Acknowledging his letter of October 29, confirming the writer's 
good opinion of M. [Stephen] Gregorj', Lieutenant of the United States 
Marines. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) V, 68. 

From J[ohn] Adams. 1781. November 12. Amsterdam. 

Departure of the " South Carolina," from Corunna on October 17th; 
Capt. [William] Jackson and Mr. [John] Trumbull gone to America. 
The goods for the American army still at Amsterdam ; desires to know 
if a part had better be sold to pay the freight on the remainder; the 
soldiers will need them during the winter. L. S. 2 p. V, 69. 

From William Knox. 
1781. November ig. On board " L'Engageante," Groia. 

Sends a letter from George Hancock and one from John Temple, 
also American newspapers with account of [Lord] Cornwallis's sur- 
render. A. L. S. 1 p. V, 70. 



444 Appendix 

Frow Jona [than] Williams, Jr. 1781. November 22. Nantes. 

Introducing Mr. [Thomas] Barclay. Congratulations on the late 
glorious news. A. L. S. i p. V, 71. 

/'rom The Continental Congress. 1781. November 23. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolutions concerning the Marquis de la Fayette's visit to France. 
D. 2 p. (Copy.) V, 72. 

From Rob[ert] R. Livingston. 1781. November 26. Philadelphia. 

Recommending a further loan from France and the maintaining 
of a French fleet on the American coast. Desiring to know if any of 
Mr. [Silas] Deane's letters to persons in America have been intercepted 
and published in Europe. L. S. 11 p. (In quadruplicate.) V, 73. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 4. 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1781. November 27. Philadelphia. 

Instructions to Capt. John Barry, of the frigate " Alliance," con- 
cerning his future movements. L. S. 2 p. XII, 20. 

FroOT The Continental Congress. 1781. November 27. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolutions empowering Mr. [Robert] Morris to take into his hands 
all monies belonging to the United States. A. L. S. Geo[rge] Bond, 
Dep[ut]y Sec[retar]y. i p. V, 74. 

Fro7n The Continental Congress. 
1 781. November 23, 27, December 3. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolutions allowing Marquis de la Fayette to return to f ranee, ap- 
pointing him American Agent there, and placing the European loan 
under the direction of Mr. [Robert] Morris. D. S. Peter S. Du Pon- 
ceau, Sec[retar]y. 3 p. V, 75. 

From The Continental Congress. 1781. December 3. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution empowering Mr. [Robert] Morris to dispose of all monies 
according to the Acts and Resolutions of Congress. D. S. Cha[rle]s 
Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. V, 76. 



Letters to Benjamin Fr^^nklin 445 

Fro7n Rich[ard] Bache. 1781. December 4. Philadelphia. 

Mr. [Silas] Deane's letters have ruined him in the opinion of his 
countrymen; some suspicion cast upon Dr. [Edward] Bancroft. A. 
L. S. ' I p. V, 77- 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1781. December 4. OfHce of Finance. 

Mr. [John] Ross's bills should be paid, not sent back protested. 
Payments made to M. [Ferdinand] Grand and to I\Ir. [William] 
Bingham. L. S. 2 p. (In duplicate.) V, 78. 

From [Madame] de Wesselow Cramer. 1781. December 10. 

Congratulating him upon the success of the American arms in Vir- 
ginia. News of his grandson [Benjamin Franklin Bache] ; question 
of his studies; gives him the same degree of care accorded to her 
own children. Concerning a position for Madame [Dorcas] Mont- 
gomery. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) V, 79. 

f row The Continental Congress. 1781. December 10. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution directing the States to fill their quotas in troops by a cer- 
tain date. Extract from the Minutes. S. Geo[rge] Bond, Dep[ut]y 
Sec[retar]y. Copy attested by L[evvis] R. Morris, Sec[retar]y. 3 p. 

V, 80. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1781. December 16. Philadelphia. 

Wilmington, a center of Toryism, evacuated, leaving the North 
Carolina tories to the mercy or resentment of their countrymen. De- 
siring a sketch for a memorial pillar to be erected at Yorktovvn. 
Encloses an ordinance of Congress prohibiting the importation of all 
British goods not captured. L. S. 3 p. (In duplicate and triplicate.) 

V, 81 and 82. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the .\m. Rev., Wliarton, V, 53. 

From Chev[ali]er de Bres. 1781. December 22. Nice. 

Soliciting his aid for four young men who wish to enter the Ainer- 
ican Army; unknown to Dr. Franklin; gives references. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) V, 83. 



44^ Appendix 

From G[uillau]me Jaume. 1781. December 23. Lyons. 

Desires him to send his grandson [Benjamin Franklin Bache] to a 
Catholic Academy in which he Is interested ; describes the curriculum ; 
Protestants frequently place their children in this school. A. L. S. 
3 p. (In French.) V, 84. 

From [Madame] Bouroyan de Preuille. 
1781. December 24. St. Martin. 

Begging that the enclosed letters may be forwarded to her grandson 
at Boston. L. S. i p. (In French.) V, 85. 

From [Barbeu] Dubourg. [C/rca 1781.] 

Affair of M. Coder. Purchase of canvas. A consulship in Nor- 
mandy without pay for M. Gregoire. Exchange of the writer's nephew, 
taken prisoner by the English. Encloses a note for Mr. [John] Adams 
and a letter for M. [Mottin] de la Balme. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) V, 86. 

From [Antoine Court de] Gebelin. Circa 1781. 

Thanking him for accepting an invitation to a meeting of the Lodge 
[des Neuf Soeurs]. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) V, 87. 

From [Ferdinand] Grand. {Circa 1781.] 

Sending an extract from a letter from Mr. [Jonathan] Williams, 
[Jr.], of Nantes, concerning 6 per cent. Congressional Bonds payable 
in 1 78 1, and deposited with him. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) 

V, 88. 

From Abbe Morellet. {Circa 1781.] 

Sending him a part of his work upon the American Colonies. Leaves 
it to Dr. Franklin to say whether or not it shall be published. A. L. S. 
I p. (In French.) V, 89. 

From [Sir] Edward Newenham. {Circa 1781.] Paris. 

Encloses speeches of Mr. [Charles James] Fox. The London paper 
honored the writer by recording that he breakfasted with Mr. [Henrj'] 
Laurens. Enclosing resolutions of the Volunteer Corps, showing their 
contempt for the treachery of Mr. [Francis] Dobbs. A. L. S. i p. 

V, 90. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 447 

From [Frangois] Felix Nogaret. Circa 1781. Paris. 

Regretting that he missed his visit; accepts his invitation for Thurs- 
day. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) V, 91. 

From [Madame] Oster. Circa 1781. 

Desires his aid in finding and rejoining her husband. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) V, 92. 

From The Secretary to the King. [Circa 1781.] Paris. 

Announcement that the King will not see the Ambassadors on the 
day appointed. Printed N. S. De Sequeville. I p. (In French.) 

V, 93. 

From The Secretary to the King. {Circa 1781.] Paris. 

Notice to meet Comte de Vergennes, in order to discuss affairs. 
Printed N. S. De Sequeville. I p. (In French.) V, 94. 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1782. Februarj' i. Ghent. 

A history of his past and present situation ; question of his private 
letters being intercepted, in which he liad criticized America's policy; 
defends his own statements ; accuses Dr. Franklin of having used greater 
freedom in his political writings; question of his accounts. A. L. S. 
23 p. VI, I. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. March 9. Philadelphia. 

Enclosing a letter, in cipher, from Robert Morris. L. S. i p. (In 
triplicate.) VI, 2, 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 232. 

From 'W[illiam] Jackson. 1782. March 21. Calais. 

His attachment to the United States has cost him his fortune; 
formerly conductor of the Public Ledger; in 1777, communicated to 
Mr. [William] Carmichael intelligence of the secret correspondence 
between [Comte de] Maurepas and Lord Mansfield. Is now visiting 
the Duchess of Kingston [Elizabeth Chudleigh], and may accompany 
her to the Court of St. Petersburg; desires to be of service to the United 
States. A. L. S. 3 p. VI, 3. 



448 Appendix 

From J[ea]n Rousseaux. 1782. March 29. Brest. 

Refers to his two former letters and begs that his petition may be 
answered, and if possible, granted. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

VI, 4. 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1782. April 8. Office of Finance. 

Money needed for purchasing supplies for the States ; a further sum 
will have to be drawn on France; if necessary all French advances 
could be repaid at the end of the year; for this he pledges his personal 
honor. L. S. 8 p. (In cipher, with translation.) VI, 5. 

From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. April 13. Paris. 

Forwarding proof sheets and requesting the return of those pre- 
viously sent. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VI, 6. 

From Marquis de la Fayette. 1782. April 13. Versailles. 

Announcing the date of his departure. L. in 3d P. i p. (In 
French.) VI, 7- 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1782. April 17. Philadelphia. 

Two million livres will need to be drawn on France; the Dutch 
loan will provide in part for the payment. L. S. 4 p. (In cipher, 
untranslated.) VI, 8. 

From Jolin Wright. 1782. April 19. London. 

Introducing William Rawle, son of the late Francis Rawle, of Phila- 
delphia. Failure of their old friends Brown, Collinson and Tritton ; 
hopes Dr. Franklin loses nothing thereby. The new Ministry apparently 
determined to proceed on true Constitutional principles. A. L. S. 2 p. 

VI, 9. 

From Baron de Thun. 1782. April 22. Paris. 

Announcing the embezzlement, followed by the flight of the Ducal 
Cashier of Wurtemberg ; reported as intending to secure Dr. Franklin's 
aid in passing to America; encloses a description of the offender, with a 
request for his apprehension; a similar letter sent to the Chief of Police 
at Paris. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VI, 10 and 11. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 449 

From [Mrs.] Mary Hewson. 1782. May i. Kensigton. 

News of her son ; her girl greatly pleased with Dr. Franklin's de- 
nunciation of stays. Her loss by the failure of Collinson's house. De- 
scription of a travelling coach fitted with [Thomas] Viny's wheels, if 
he wishes to buy one. A. L. S. 4 p. VI, 12. 

From Imbault. 1782. May 4. Orleans. 



Desiring information as to the best method of reaching America; 
has determined to emigrate there with his family. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) VI, 13. 

From Le Roux. 1782. May 7. Versailles. 

Sends a book written by a man who saved his wife's life; he will 
find it full of valuable knowledge. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

VI, 14. 

From The Continental Congress. 1782. May 7. [Philadelphia.] 

Orders concerning the exchange of prisoners. D. S. Cha[rle]s 
Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. (Copy.) VI, 15. 

From John Jay. 1782. May 8. Madrid. 

Dr. Franklin's letters of the 22d and 23d ult. have determined him to 
come to Paris; the French Ambassador not averse to the step; the 
Count de Florida Blanca will refer the instructions intended for M. 
Del Campo to the Count d'Aranda at Paris. A. L. S. i p. VI, 16. 

From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. May 10. Paris. 

Sending the proof of his new work [Essais historiques et politiques 
sur les Anglo-Americains] ; his poor health has retarded the printing 
and prevented him paying his respects to Dr. Franklin. A. L. S. i p. 
(In French.) VI, 17. 

From John Paul Jones. 1782. May 10. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 

Concerning the Dutch ship " Berkenbos(ch) "; explains his actions 
regarding her. Prize-money still due the crew of the " Bon Homme 
Richard." 6 p. (Copy.) VI, 18. 



45° Appendix 

From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. May 11. Paris. 

Sends proof-sheets; hopes that the third part of his work will be 
completed the following week. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VI, 19. 

From John Foulke. 1782. May 12. Paris. 

Encloses Dr. Franklin's letter upon the insect Ephemera; copied it for 
Miss [Bethia] Alexander. A. L. S. i p. VI, 20. 

From John Bondfield. 1782. May 14. Bordeaux. 

Report that America has declared war against Portugal, that six 
rich Brazil ships have been captured and that Capt. [John] Paul Jones 
is the hero ; all Portuguese Captains at Bordeaux ordered to await in- 
structions at Lisbon; the insurance of Portugal vessels raised. A. L. S. 
I p. VI, 21, 

From F[rancis] Coffyn. 1782. May 16. Dunkirk. 

Paid for the passage to America of William Stevenson and George 
Cabot, who had been prisoners in England. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

VI, 22. 
From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. May 16. Paris. 

Asking the immediate return of the proof-sheets; sends more. A. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) VI, 23. 

Fro?n Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. May 20. Paris. 

Sending proof-sheets. Returning the copy of the Acts of Congress. 
Much talk of peace; desires it greatly. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

VI, 24. 

Fro7n Rich[ar]d Price. 1782. May 20. Newington-Green. 

Introducing Messrs. Milford and Brown. Rejoices over the change 
of Ministry in England; thinks the prospect of peace improved thereby. 
A. L. S. I p. VI, 25. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. May 22. Philadelphia. 

Joy in America over the birth of the Dauphin. Firmness of the 
United States unshaken by England's conciliatory attitude. The people 
disappointed at the French fleet's departure the year before at a time 
when a month's stay would have relieved either New York or Charles- 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 451 

ton. Question of an exchange of prisoners. L. S. 5 p. (In tripli- 
cate.) VI, 26. 
Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the .-^m. Rev., Wharton, \', 434. 

From Rob[er]t Morris. 1782. May 23. Office of Finance. 

Gives his reasons for requesting that none of the six millions ap- 
propriated by the French for the use of the United States, be ap- 
plied to the payment of M. [Pierre Augustin Caron de] Beaumarchais's 
claim. L. S. 3 p. VI, 27. 

From [Frangois] Felix Nogaret. [1782.] May 24. Compiegne. 

Concerning his wife's desire to have painted a medallion of Dr. Frank- 
lin, with permission to wear it pendant from her collar. A. L. S. 
4 p. (In French.) VI, 28. 

From David Barclay. 1782. May 27. London. 

Sending by Baron Dimsdale two attempts on the character of their 
late valuable friend, Dr. [John] Fothergill. A. L. S. i p. VI, 29. 

From The Continental Congress. 1782. May 28. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution relative to settling the accounts of the public servants of 
the United States, in Europe. D. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. 

2 p. (Copy.) VI, 30. 

From A en Merville. 1782. May 30. Abbeville. 

Sends a sample of his wonderful curative powder; heals wounds 
readily and keeps the ranks of an army from being depleted. A. L. S. 

3 p. (In French.) VI, 31. 

From Rob[erJt R. Livingston. 1782. May 30. Philadelphia. 

Question of the prize-money due Capt. [John] Paul Jones and his 
men. Powers injured by America should never appeal to France. The 
hanging of Capt. Huddy by the British and the retaliation by Gen. 
Washington. High opinion of the Marquis de la Fayette. A. L. S. 
9 p. (In triplicate.) VI, 32, 33 and 34. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the .\m. Rev., Wharton, V, 461. 



452 Appendix 

From [Frangois] Felix Nogaret. [1782. May.] 

Desiring Dr. Franklin to support his application for the position of 
reader to the Due de Berry; enclosing a copy of a letter from M. 
Amelot to the Marquis de Serent endorsing his request [i p.]. A. L. 
S. 2 p. (In French.) VI, 35 and 36. 

From Jaubert fils. 1782. June 4. Dunkirk. 

Asking for a letter of marque against Portugal. A. L. S. i p. 
(In French.) VI, 37. 

From Fizeaux, Grand & Co. 1782. June 6. Amsterdam. 

Have drawn on him for money owed by Mr. John Adams, crediting 
the same to the account of the United States. L. S. i p. (In 
French.) VI, 38. 

From [Miss] Bethia Alexander. 1782. June 9. St. Germain. 

Owing to the plague all the plans of the Philosophical Society of 
Toulouse are abandoned; Dr. Franklin therefore relieved from his part 
in the ceremonies. Reminds him of his promise to call on the Comtesse 
delaMarck. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VI, 39. 

From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. June 9. Paris. 

Acknowledging his corrections of American Geographical names; 
thanking him for information concerning Chadd's [Ford]. A. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) VI, 40. 

From Alard Du Perier. 1782. June 12. Grenoble. 

Desires to emigrate to America, with his eight children; believes 

the absence of luxury there would enable him to live more cheaply 

than in France; asks for letters of introduction. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 

French.) VI, 41. 

From Favi. 1782. June 15. Paris. 

Sends a book and a letter from M. Ingen Housz ; will take charge of 
any reply. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VI, 42. 

From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. June 17. Paris. 

Sends proof-sheets; desires their return as soon as possible. A. L. S. 
I p. (In French.) VI, 43. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 453 

From Van den Yver & Co. 1782. June 18. Paris. 

Desiring letters of recommendation for Henri van Eupen, merchant 
at Antwerp, who is about to send a vessel to Pliiladelphia, under the 
Imperial flag. L. S. 1 p. (In Frencli.) VI, 44. 

From [Pierre-Augustin Caron] de Beaumarchais. 1782. June 21. 

Concerning a letter received from [Le Ray] de Chaumont relative 
to Mr. [Augustin?] Morice. L. in ?d P. I p. (In French.) 

VI, 45. 

From J[onathanJ Williams, Jr. 1782. June 22. Nantes. 

Introducing Mr. Tardy, of his counting house, wiio can give Dr. 
Franklin full information of affairs at Nantes. A. L. S. i p. VI, 46. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. June 23. Philadelphia. 

The people determined to make no peace in which tlieir alliance 
with France is not included. Concerning the pension of [Lieut. Col. 
Louis] Tousard. Case of the brigantine, " Ersten." Question of Dr. 
Franklin's expenses. L. S. 3 p. (In duplicate.) VI, 47 and 48. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the .Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 501. 

From J[oseph] Priestley. 1782. June 24. Birmingham. 

Having at last got sunshine, is prosecuting his experiments; these 
are inconsistent with M. [Antoine Laurent] Lavoisier's supposition that 
there is no such thing as phlogiston. Is sorry that peace is so long de- 
layed and hopes soon to see Dr. Franklin in England. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(Fac-simile by American Photo-Lithographic Co., N. Y., in duplicate.) 

VI, 49- 

From Hilliard d'Auberteuil. 1782. June 25. Paris. 

Delighted with his approbation of his Remarks on the Treaties be- 
tween the United States and France ; these same observations severely 
condemned by the Department of Foreign Afifairs. A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In French.) VI, 50. 

From B. Gannan & Zoon. 1782. June 25. Ostend. 

Offering to carry to Philadelphia, despatches, goods or other effects. 
L. S. 3 p. 

A. E. by Dr. Franklin. " Refused." VI, 51. 



454 Appendix 

From Poreau & Comp[agnie]. 1782. June 27. Dunkirk. 

Reminding him of his promise to secure the exchange of Capt. 
Christopher Codner, an American, who had suffered much in English 
prisons. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VI, 52. 

From L'Abbe de Klinglin. 1782. June 29. Paris. 

Desiring a letter of recommendation for a merchant named La Coste, 
who is going to Philadelphia. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VI, 53. 

From [Miss] B[et]iia] Alexander. Circa 1782. July 3. St. Germain. 

Announcing a party of people who will wait upon him at Passy. A. 
L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VI, 54. 

From [Madame] de La Coste. 1782. July 4. Paris. 

Thanking Dr. Franklin for the letter he wrote in her husband's behalf. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, i. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. July 5. Philadelphia. 

Transmitting a letter from Congress to the King of France, and a 
resolution [i p.] on the subject of Mr. William Lee's demands. L. 
S. I p. (In triplicate.) VII, 2. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wiiarton, V, 595. 

From Pierr[e] Biiyck. 1782. July 7. Gand. 

Enclosing a letter for Mr. [Henry] Laurens. Has a number of 
bills on Tho[ma]s Barclay and Commodore [Alexander] Gillon, for 
goods furnished in Holland for the United States; question of their 
payment. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VII, 3. 

From Benj[amin] Vaughan. 1782. July 9. London. 

Introducing Mr. Benjamin Savage, a young Jewish Tory from South 
Carolina; lacks nothing except conversion by Franklin. A. L. S. 3 p. 

VII, 4. 

Frojii J[oseph] Priestley. 1782. July 10. Birmingham. 

Introducing an English traveller. Late experiments interrupted by 
cloudy weather; the political sky also overcast. A. L. S. 2 p. 

VII, 5. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 455 

From [Madame] Carroll d'Auzouer. Circa 1782. July 12. Paris. 

Sending a letter to be forwarded to Mr. [Charles] Carroll. A. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) VII, 6. 

From [Sir William] Jones and Mr. [John] Paradise. 
1782. July 15. Paris. 

Reminding him of the letter he promised them; hope to pay their 
respects to him upon their return from America. L. in 3d P. i p. 

VII, 7. 

From De Beauquesne. 1782. July 17. Paris. 

Account of his imprisonment by the English, and subsequent ship- 
wreck; has in his care a fifteen year old daughter; begs for aid. A. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VII, 8. 

From [Mrs.] Mary Hewson. 1782. July 19. Kensington. 

Introducing Dr. [John] Shuttleworth. Account of the struggle to 
support herself made by Mrs. Wilkes; chance of an opening for her to 
teach English in France. Acknowledging the book he sent her; praises 
Madame de Genlis but detests her sophistry, especially with regard to 
suckling and stays; delighted with Madame de Forbach's little piece. 
A. L. S. 4 p. VII, 9. 

From [Jean] Durival. 1782. July 21. Versailles. 

Desiring his seal in order to affix it to the Convention agreed upon 
ber^veen him and Comte de V'ergennes on July i6th. L. S. i p. 
(In French.) VII, 10. 

From Hiillmandel. 1782. July 22. Paris. 

Requesting Dr. Franklin to grant an interview to a friend of his, who 
has made an important discovery in physics. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 
French.) VII, 11. 

From [Mrs.] Mar[gare]t Stevenson, 1782. July 24. [London.] 

News of mutual friends. Desires to see him once again before she 
dies. A. L. S. 3 p. 

A. E. by Dr. Franklin. Noting her death on Jan. i, 1783. VII, 12. 



456 Appendix 

From James Hunter, 1782. July 29. Richmond, Va. 

Enclosing a letter for Mrs. [Isabella] Strange, and apologizing pro- 
fusely for troubling him. A. L. S. i p. VII 13. 

From Felix Nogaret. 1782. July. 

Acknowledging with every mark of gratitude and pleasure his gift 
of his medallion portrait. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, 14. 

From George Chaimley. 1782. August 7. Brest. 

Escaped from a British prison ; asks for money to enable him to 
return to Boston; his uncle, Dr. Chaimley, will repay it. A. L. S. 
2 p. VII, 15. 

From Bassi. 1782. August 8. Paris. 

Two years before sent him his work entitled " Observations sur 
les Poetes Italiens"; has been ill since then and unable to work; applies 
to him as a patron of literature, for pecuniary assistance. A. L. S. 3 
p. (In French.) VII, 16. 

From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1782. August 9. [London.] 

Introducing [Pierre Marie Auguste] Broussonet. Has never entered 
the doors of the House of Commons ; congratulates himself on escaping 
many weary hours. Hopes for peace on such terms as will be advan- 
tageous to both parties. A. L. S. 3 p. VII, 17. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. August 9. Philadelphia. 

Concerning the negotiations for peace. Importance of the fisheries. 
Spanish claims. Transmitting money for salaries of Franklin, Jay, 
Adams, Carmichael, Dana and Dumas. A. L. S. 6 p. (In triplicate; 
partly in cipher.) VII, 18, 19 and 20. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 652. 

From Destouches. 1782. August 10. Dunkirk. 

Asking that Capt. Bennet Negus be released from Mill Prison and 
given the command of the "Franklin." A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 

VII, 21. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 457 

From Theo[doric]k Bland. 1782. August 11. Philadelphia. 

At the request of James Hunter, begs him to deliver the enclosed 
letter to Mrs. [Isabella] Strange. A. L. S. i p. VII, 22. 

From Vicomte de Lomagnel-Tarride]. 17S2. August 12. Hereux. 

Account of his five campaigns in America, his capture by the Eng- 
lish and his subsequent shipwreck; desires a loan of money and a 
position in the French army. A. L. S. 5 p. (In French.) 

VII, 23 and 24. 

From Puchelberg. 1782. August 17. Versailles. 

Informed by M. [John D.] Schweighauser that his account against 
the "Alliance" has been allowed by Congress; desires to know when 
it will be paid. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VII, 25. 

From J[ohn] Shuttleworth. 1782. August 17. [Paris.] 

His servant will wait for the promised papers, and for any letters 
Franklin may commit to his care. A. L. S. I p. VII, 26. 

From De Ferriere. 1782. August 26. L'Orient. 

Concerning tlie capture of a vessel, containing his household goods, 
first by the English and then by the French ; only able to reclaim 
his goods after paying an e.xhorbitant sum; appeals to Dr. Franklin for 
redress. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VII, 27. 

From [Charles] Grant, V[icomlte de Vaux. 1782. September 2. 

Complains bitterly of receiving no reply to his petition ; asks for 
an interview ; lost a fortune supporting the American cause. A. L. S. 
I p. (In French.) VII, 28. 

Fro;n The Continental Congress. 1782. September 3. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution to give the ship " America " to the King of France to 
replace the " Magnifique," lost in the harbor of Boston. D. i p. 
(Copy.) VII, 29. 

From Rob[erlt R. Livingston. 1782. September 5. Philadelphia. 

Censuring all the American Agents for their remissness in writing. 
Possible evacuation of Charleston. Loss of the French ship, " Magni- 



4S8 Appendix 

fique." Matters to be remembered when negotiating peace with Great 
Britain. Loan from France necessary. L. S. 3 p. (In triplicate; 
partly in cipher.) VII, 30, 31 and 32. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 696. 

From [Jean Charles Pierre] Lenoir. 1782. September 6. Paris. 

Enclosing passports for Mr. Harford and his son, for London, and 
for Mr. Hill, for Spain. L. S. i p. (In French.) VII, 33. 

From Mesny. 1782. September 6. Paris. 

Concerning Dr. Franklin's promise to pay for one hundred copies of 
M. de la Faye's work, after they should have been sold in America; 
begs for information of their sale. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

VII, 34. 

i^roOT The Continental Congress. 1782. September 9. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolve not to issue any more interest bills. D. S. Cha[rle]s Thom- 
son, Sec[retar]y. i p. XII, 21. 

From Lamarque, Fabre & Co. 1782. September 10. Paris. 

M. [Alexander] Gillon's departure for America, without repaying 
the money advanced him by their firm ; this omission has seriously em- 
barrassed them; apply to Dr. Franklin for assistance. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) VII, 35- 

From Lamarque, Fabre & Co. 1782. September 10. [Paris.] 

Transmitting a statement of their receipts and disbursements on ac- 
count of the United States. Copy of a letter [i p.] from Commodore 
[Alexander] Gillon relative to the payment of their debt by South 
Carolina. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VII, 36. 

From La Veuve Dubois and Mesdames Laneorlon. 
1782. September 12. L'Orient. 

Money due them for supplies furnished the officers and seamen of 
the "Bon Homme Richard," the "Pallas" and the "Alliance"; ask 
him to see that the bill is paid. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VII, 37. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 459 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. September 13. Philadelphia. 

Safe arrival of two vessels from Holland bringing the goods left by 
Commodore [Alexander] Gillon. Desperate need of money. i\Ir. 
[Thomas] Paine's work addressed to Abbe Raynal. Resolutions of 
Congress. A. L. S. 4 p. (In quadruplicate. Duplicate copy has a 
postscript.) VII, 38, 39, 40 and 41. 

Printed in Diplora. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 726. 

From The Continental Congress. 1782. September 14. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolutions concerning the proposed loan. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, 
Sec[retar]y. I p. (Copy.) VII, 42. 

From Alphonse Leroy. 1782. September 16. Paris. 

Begging him to forward a letter to Boston. A. L. S. i p. (In 
French.) VII, 43. 

From [Marquis de] la Fayette. 17S2. September 17. Paris. 

Announcing the birth of a seven months' daughter — a new American 
citizen ; likens this premature delivery to the premature outbreak of the 
Revolution ; thinks of naming the child Virginia. A. L. S. 2 p. 

VII, 44. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. September 18. Philadelphia. 

Refusal of Congress to accept Mr. [Henr\'] Laurens's resignation; 
alterations made in Dr. Franklin's powers. Need of money. L. S. 
2 p. (In quadruplicate; partly in cipher.) VII, 45, 46, 47 and 48. 

Printed in Diplora. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 743. 

From The Continental Congress. 
1 78 1. November 27. 1782. September 23. 

Resolutions concerning Mr. [Robert] Morris's powers as Super- 
intendent of Finance. D. S. Cha[rlc]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. 
(In duplicate.) XII, 22 and 23. 

From The Continental Congress. 
1782. September 14, 23. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolves relative to proposed European loans. D. S. Cha[rle]s 
Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. XII, 24. 



460 Appendix 

From The University of Dartmouth. 1782. September 24. 

Introducing Mr. John Wheelock, President of the University, and 
Mr. James Wheelock, and begging him to further the cause of their 
trip to Europe. A. L. S. Besa Woodward, Secretary. 4 p. VII, 49. 

From Marcel. 1782. September 29. 

Apph'cation for work by a surgeon, who had been made prisoner and 
thereby lost everything. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, 50. 

From Rolland freres. 1782. October 2. Marseilles. 

Concerning the arrival of an American vessel with a cargo of 
tobacco; their efforts to obtain a good sale for it. Possible that their 
large woolen manufactory in Languedoc may furnish some goods useful 
to the Americans. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VII, 51. 

From [Felix] Vicq d'Azyr. 1782. October 5. 

Introducing Mr. Laurent Josselin, who wishes to go to America. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, 52. 

From [Mrs.] Jane Mecom. 1782. October 6. Warwick, R. I. 

Has not heard from him for two years and a half; sorry if the 
politeness of the French ladies has lessened his old American acquaint- 
ances in his esteem. Death of her granddaughter; other family news. 
A. L. S. 2 p. XII, 25. 

From Williams, Moore & Co. 1782. October 9. L'Orient. 

Arrival of the American vessel "Cicero" with two prizes; thirty 
French prisoners on one of the prizes set free without an order from 
Dr. Franklin. L. S. i p. (In French.) VII, 53. 

From Coulougnac. 1782. October 11. Paris. 

Desiring a letter of recommendation to the Governor of Virginia, 
that he may obtain his assistance in collecting a debt. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(In French.) VII, 54. 

From Camusar et C. Lerouge. 1782. October 12. Troyes. 

Desiring to know the commercial standing of Jean Andre Stockolm, 
recently established in Nantes, and reported to be known to him. A. L. 
S. 3 p. (In French.) VII, 55- 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 461 

From De Castella. 1782. October 12. 

Requesting a private interview and asking that his name be kept 
secret. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VII, 56. 

From [Gerard van] de Brantsen. 1782. October 15. Paris. 

Sending a letter from Prof. Ingen Housz, and offering to deliver 
the reply. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In Frencii.) VII, 57. 

From L'Abbe [Jean Louis Giraud] Soulavie. 
1782. October 21. Paris. 

Acknowledging the " Observations " which will appear in his next 
volume. Desires Dr. Franklin to recommend him for the vacancy in the 
Academie des Sciences. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VII, 58. 

From Williams, Moore & Co. 1782. October 21. L'Orient. 

Transmitting a receipt from the Commandant of I'Oricnt for 
prisoners of war delivered to him. L. S. i p. (In French.) VII, 59. 

From Camusar & C. Lerouge. 1782. October 23. Troyes. 

Desiring his opinion as to the amount of credit that can safely be 
accorded to Mr. [Jean Andre] Stockolm. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 

VII, 60. 
From John Davies and David Gavin. 
1782. October 26. Bordeaux. 

Were private passengers on board an English ship; captured and 
brought to a French prison ; wish either to be released or exchanged ; 
have with them an orphan child of three years, George Lewis, whose 
father died in prison. A. L. S. 2 p. VII, 61. 

From J[onatlian] Williams, Jr. 1782. November i. St. Germain. 

Mrs. Williams not well enough for him to leave at once for Passy; 
hopes to see Dr. Franklin in a few days. A. L. S. I p. VII, 62, 

From Bayard. 1782. November 6. 

Requesting his signature to a claim against the State of Georgia. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, 63. 



4^2 Appendix 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. November 9. Philadelphia. 

America's European policy. Concerning the exchange of prisoners. 
Affair of Mr. [Henry] Laurens. Execution of [Captain] Huddy [of 
New Jersey] ; retaliation only prevented by the interference of their 
Majesties. Election of Mr. [Elias] Boudinot [as President of the 
Congress]. L. S. 5 p. (In triplicate.) VII, 64, 65 and 66. 

Printed in Diplora. Corresp. of tlie Am. Rev., Wharton, V, 871. 

From L[ewis] R. Morris. 
1782. November 11. Oflfice for Foreign Affairs. 

Sends Dr. Franklin's salary; desires to know what allowance he made 
his Private Secretary. A. L. S. 2 p. VII, 67. 

From Baron d'Arendt. 1782. November 15. Frankfort. 

Concerning his claims on Mr. Robert Morris; asks that they may 
be paid to the Prussian Minister at Paris. A. L. S. i p. (In 
French.) VII, 68. 

From Destouches freres. 1782. November 15. Roubaix. 

Enclosing a letter to be forwarded to Mr. [Matthew] Ridley of 
Baltimore ; sends samples of goods and request a recommendation. A. L. 
S. I p. (In French.) VII, 69. 

From Baron d'Espagnac. 1782. November 19. [Paris.] 

Obliged, owing to illness, to decline his invitation to dinner. L. in 
3d P. 1 p. (In French.) VII, 70. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. November 21. Philadelphia. 

Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson added to the Peace Commission; England's 
attitude towards peace. Necessity of retaining the logwood trade in 
Jamaica. Mr. Joel Barlow proposes having his own poems printed. 
L. S. 4 p. (In triplicate.) VII, 71, 72 and 73. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, VI, 66. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. November 27. Philadelphia. 

Concerning the relations of Lamarque & Fabre with Mr. [Alexander] 
Gillon. Opportunity for Dr. Franklin's grandson to open a corre- 
spondence with the Office of Finance. L. S. 2 p. (In duplicate.) 

VII, 74. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, VI, 85. 



Letters to Bkxjamin Franklin 463 

From [Jacques-Christophe] Valmont de Bomare. 
1782. November 29. Paris. 

Regrets having been prevented from calling during Dr. Franklin's 
recent illness; begs him to be present at the opening lecture of his 
course. A. L. S. 1 p. (In French.) VII, 75. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1782. December 3. Philadelphia. 

The British on the point of leaving Charleston, and the French 
troops soon to embark. A. L. i p. (In cipher; in triplicate.) 

VII, 76, 77 and 78. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, VI, io2. 

From L. Lanoix. 1782. December 10. Bordeaux. 

Ofifers to give one half the capacity of his ship, for the transporta- 
tion of goods to America. Asks for a passport and letters to American 
commercial houses. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VII, 79. 

Froin Baron de Thun. 1782. December 14. Paris. 

Concerning the paj'ment of a sum of money to Richard Bache 
by Mr. [Christian] Schneider of Germantovvn ; appeal of Mr. Auer 
to have this sum transmitted to the widow Hoeckl[er]in in Ebingen. 
A. L. S. 2 p. VII, 80. 

From Pierre. 1782. December 14. Paris. 

Recommending M. Saudot to Dr. Franklin's generosity. A. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) VII, 81. 

From Parent de Bellehache. 1782. December 18. Paris. 

Reminds him of his friendship for the writer's father, and asks for 
aid. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VII, 82. 

From P. Penet. 1782. December 21. 

Regrets that his creditors have been annoying Dr. Franklin ; has as- 
sured them that Dr. Franklin has nothing to do with his engagements. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, 83. 



4^4 Appendix 

From David Barclay. 1782. December 27. Youngsbury. 

Dr. [John] Fothergill's biography being written by Dr. [John 
Coakley] Lettsom, a physician of London ; desires his advice as to in- 
serting in the work, the paper entitled " Basis of a Plan of Recon- 
ciliation, etc." Religious scruples of Friends in Pennsylvania. A. L. 
S. 4 p. VII, 84. 

From Enore. 1782. December 28. Paris. 

Concerning the payment of certain bills. L. S. I p. (In French.) 

VII, 85. 
From [Henry] Laurens. 1782. December 30. [Paris.] 

Inviting Dr. Franklin to dine with him on January 2d. A. L. in 
3d P. I p. VII, 86. 

From The Continental Congress. 1782. December 31. [Philadelphia.] 

Instructions for negotiating peace. L. 2 p. (In untranslated 
cipher.) VII, 87. 

From Favier. Circa 1782. 

Begs for a written statement which will give the lie to the calumnies 
against him circulated by his enemies. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

VII, 88. 
From [Ferdinand Grand? Circa 1782.] 

If England's offer of peace is refused, means of continuing the war 
must be found ; a fleet is needed ; impossible for America to build one ; 
France must do nothing which is not to her true interest ; the approaching 
campaign would require twenty-four millions of French money. Ter- 
rible consequences of a union of the savages with the English. A. 
Mem. I p. (In French.) 

A. E. by Dr. Franklin. " M. Grand. Points for conversation." 

VII, 89. 

Fro/w J[ean] B[aptiste] de Loose. [1782.] Ghent, Flanders. 

His intention to ship supplies to America; desires letters which will 
give him free access to certain American ports. L. S. 3 p. (In 
French.) XII, 26. 

From Williams, Moore & Co. 1782. 

Enclosing papers relative to the capture of a prize-ship by an Amer- 
ican vessel. L. S. i p. (In French.) VII, 90. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 465 

From de Thurn. {Circa 1783.] Metz. 

Comes of an old and respectable family in Alsace ; his trade as 
vintner; has decided to emigrate with his only child to America; en- 
closes a project for trading in wine which will enrich any American 
firm. L. in 3d P. 4 p. (In French.) VII, 91. 

From S[arah] Bache. 17S3. January i. Philadelphia. 

Recounting in detail the doings of the little Baches. A. L. S. 3 p. 

VIII, I. 

From Robferjt R. Livingston. 17S3. January 2. Philadelphia. 

Departure of the French army. [Thomas] JefiEerson about to sail 
for France. Encloses Resolutions of Congress; finances still in great 
distress. L. S. 3 p. (In triplicate.) VIII, 2, 3 and 4. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of tlie Am. Rev., Wliarlon, VI, 192. 

From [Jean-BaptisteJ Le Roy. 1783. January 3. Paris. 

Introducing a man from Dunkirk and congratulating him on the 
bright prospects for America. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

VIII, 5. 

From [Madame] Melin Dutartre. 1783. January 4. 

Begs him not to forget her in 1783, as he did in 1782; prevented 
seeing him in Passy owing to his being engaged at the time; urges 
him to dine with her. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VIII, 6. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1783. January 6. Philadelphia. 

Mr. [Thomas] Barclay's objection to the Convention relative to Con- 
suls. Question of a further French loan, and of restoring confiscated 
property. Importance of retaining the fisheries. Question of salaries. 
Important happenings in America. L. S. 7 p. (In duplicate.) 

VIII, 7 and 8. 

Printed in Diplora. Corresp. of the .\m. Rev., Wharton, VI, 198. 

/•>o/« S[amuel] Cooper Johonnot. 1783. Januaiy 29. Geneva. 

Thanking him for past favors and congratulating hiin upon the 
conclusion of peace. A. L. S. i p. VIII, 9. 



466 Appendix 

From N. Reboul. 1783. February 4. La Ciatot. 

Application for the position of American Consul in his native town. 
A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VIII, 10. 

Fro77i [Ferdinand] Grand. 1783. February 12. Paris. 

Comte de Vergennes's disregard of Dr. Franklin's request for an in- 
crease, and his adherence to the six million already granted for the 
current year; terms of the contract; willing to use his personal credit, 
but that would not sufSce; possibility of aid from Holland; Comte 
de Vergennes's appreciation of the importance of supporting American 
credit. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VIII, 11. 

From John Bourne. 1783. March 9. London. 
Advice for the new American Nation. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 12. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1783. March 26. Philadelphia. 

His opinion of the terms of peace. Trouble with the army. Ques- 
tion of salaries. Dr. Franklin's desire to be relieved from office. Ac- 
knowledging the receipt of his journal. L. S. 7 p. (In duplicate.) 

VIII, 13 and 14. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, VI, 343. 

From The Royal Society of Medicine. [1783. March. Paris.] 

Announcement of a public meeting of the Society. Printed N. i p. 
(In French.) VIII, 15. 

From [Marquis de] la Fayette. 1783. April 7. Paris. 

Arranging an interview between Dr. Franklin and the Comte de Ver- 
gennes. Message for Arthur Young. A. L. S. i p. VIII, 16. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1783. May 9. Philadelphia. 

Anxious for the treaty of peace. Finances still greatly embarrassed ; 
question of a loan. As yet no estimate of the losses sustained by the 
States from Great Britain. All prisoners will soon be delivered at 
New York. United States ports swamped with foreign goods. L. S. 
3 p. VIII, 17. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, VI, 418. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 467 

From Vidau. 1783. May 12. Civita Vecchia. 

Congratulating him upon the birth of a new republic ; asking that 
his son be appointed American Consul in the town where he holds 
the French Consulship. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VIII, 18. 

From [Henry] Laurens. 1783. May 19. 

Acknowledging the American newspapers. A. L. in 3d P. 1 p. 

VIII, 19. 

From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1783. May 28. [London.] 

Introducing Dr. [Sir Charles] Blagden, a noted physician, who is 
in a position to tell Franklin all the latest doings in science. Con- 
gratulating him on the return of peace. A. L. S. 4 p. VIII, 20. 

From Rob[er]t R. Livingston. 1783. May 31. Philadelphia. 

Nothing has been done as to the acceptance of his resignation. De- 
cision in the case of the Portuguese ship " Nostra Signora." The 
affairs of the "Alliance" and " Bon Homme Richard" not yet settled. 
Desirability of an increase in the French loan. L. S. 2 p. 

VIII, 21. 

Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of the Am. Rev., Wharton, VI, 459. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1783. May 31. Nantes. 

Endorsing Alexander Hegnye's petition to the Marquis de Castries 
for a captain's certificate. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 22. 

From L[ewis] R. Morris. 1783. June 5. Office of Foreign Affairs. 

Notifying him of the transmission of his account with the United 
States. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 23. 

From Dr. [Edward] Bancroft. 1783. June 19. [Paris.] 

Sorry that another engagement prevents his dining at Passy. A. 
L. in 3d P. I p. VIII, 24. 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1783. July 20. London. 

Has heard that Comte dc Vergennes and others at Versailles have 
the strongest resentment againt him ; desired to be assured of his 
personal safety, if he comes to Paris to settle his accounts. A. !>. S. 
2 p. VIII, 25. 



468 Appendix 

From The Academy of Sciences of Turin. 1783. July 28. Turin. 

Inviting him to become an honorary member of their Society. A. 
L. S. J. F. Cigna [Secretary]. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 26. 

From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1783. August 25. [London.] 

Sorry that his copy of the Transactions of the Royal Society has 
been delayed ; the Society anxious to hear of the balloon experiments 
of M. [Joseph Michel] Montgolfier and his competitor. Gen. Wash- 
ington compared to Cincinnatus. Hopes that Dr. Franklin can soon 
leave politics for philosophy. A. L. S. 3 p. VIII, 27. 

From Mme. d'Enneville, Comtesse de Choiseul and M. du Buc. 

1783. August. 

Announcing the marriage of M. du Buc-Saint-Olympe and Mme. 
De Longpre. Printed N. i p. (In French.) VIII, 28. 

From [Ferdinand] Grand. 1783. September 29. Paris. 

Acknowledging a sum of money to be placed to Dr. Franklin's credit. 
L. S. 2 p. (In parallel, French and English.) VIII, 29. 

From [Maximilian-Marie Isidore] de Robespierre. 
1783. October i. Arras. 

His successful plea for the repeal of a sentence abolishing lightning 
rods; his speech upon that occasion printed; sends a copy to the illus- 
trious inventor of the lightning rod. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 30. 

From Ducarne De Blaugy. 1783. October 3. Hirson. 

Incensed at Dr. Franklin daring to call his balloon an infant just 
coming to birth; certain that if the balloon had been invented earlier, 
Gibraltar would have been taken ; several trips made from Calais to 
Dover. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 31. 

From Ducarne De Blaugy. 1783. October 7. Hirson. 

Experiments in aerial navigation; practical value of balloons; ques- 
tions of height and distance. Observations on bees. A. L. S. 10 p. 
(In French.) VIII, 32. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 469 

From [Horace Benedict] de Saussure. 1783. October 10. Geneva. 

Acknowledging a copy of the Constitutions of the United States. 
Sends essay on hygrometrj'. Landriani, Professor of Physics at Milan, 
deputed by the Austrian Government to have lightning rods erected 
on all public buildings in Austrian Lombardy; also to write such an 
essay as shall show the people the utility of the rods; desires data 
as to the use of lightning rods in America. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 
French.) VIII, 33. 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1783. October 19. London. 

Defends himself against the charges of intimacy with Benedict 
Arnold, and of furnishing Lord Sheffield with most of the facts and 
principles in his recent work on the Commerce [of the United States]. 
A. L. S. 5 p. VIII, 34- 

From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1783. November 7. [London.] 

At a meeting of the Royal Society, he read Dr. Franklin's two recent 
letters on balloon experiments in Paris; the Society hailed with delight 
his return to philosophical pursuits; desires to know whether he would 
choose to have these letters printed in the Philosophical Transactions. 
A. L. S. 3 p. VIII, 35. 

From S[ilas] Deane. 1783. November 7. London. 

Endeavoring to get the restrictions on American trade with the West 
Indies modified or removed. Has written long letters to Mr. [Thomas] 
Barclay and to Col. [Jeremiah] Wadsworth concerning the settlement 
of his accounts. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 36. 

Printed in Collections of New York Historical Societj-, 1890. Deane Papers, 
V, 232. 

From de Thurn. 1783. November 19. Fontainebleau. 

His appointment by the King of France, as Secret Agent in England. 
D. S. 3 p. (In French. Copy.) VIII, 37. 

From W[illia]m Lee Perkins. 

1783. December 7. Kingston-upon-Thamcs. 

The diploma electing his father a corresponding member of the 
Royal Society of Medicine at Paris, arrived after his decease; hopes 
that this honor may be transferred to him. Enclosing a printed treatise, 
in Latin, on Influenza [16 p.]. L. S. 3 p. (Copy.) VIII, 38. 



470 Appendix 

From . 1783. 

Poem addressed to Dr. Franklin on the occasion of his receiving from 
the Comtesse de Deux-Ponts, a baton of thorn-wood, surmounted by an 
apple of gold and representing a liberty-cap. I p. (In French. 
Printed by Didot I'aine.) VIII, 39. 

From [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. [Circa 1783.] 

Read with great pleasure Franklin's hypothesis concerning the ex- 
traordinary motions of the earth ; comments thereon. A. L. S. 2 p. 

VIII, 40. 

From Baron de Savagnac. {Circa 1783.] Paris. 

Preparing for publication a list of the Ministers and Ambassadors 
of all Nations; desires a complete list of those accredited by the United 
States. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VIII, 41. 

From [De] Lafrete. 1784. January 13. Paris. 

Has scarcely ventured out since his great bereavement but will 
come to Passy for a few days; desires a recommendation for M. 
Philippe Aribert, who wishes the American Consulship in Languedoc. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 42. 

From [Jacques] Finck. 1783, January; to 1784, January. 

Account of Dr. Franklin's family expenses. I vol. 4to. 90 p. 

973.3 D- 



F 85.9 F- 

From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1784. March 23. [London.] 

Movements of meteors; Dr. [Sir Charles] Blagden's general thoughts 
thereon. [Sir William] Herschel's observations on the planet Mars. 
Dearth of aerostatic experiments. A history of the construction of 
Ed[dy] (i)stone Lighthouse soon to be published. A. L. S. 4 p. 

VIII, 43. 

From [Jacques] Le Maire. 1784. March 30. Paris. 

Account of his twenty-eight years of military service in France 
and America; desires Dr. Franklin's assistance in obtaining a position in 
the Island of San Domingo. 

A. E. recommending M. Le Maire warml)'. S. B[enjamin] Frank- 
lin. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XII, 27. 



Lettf.rs to Bkxjamix Franklin 471 

From [General] George Washington. 1784. May 6. Philadelphia. 

Introducing Mr. [Nathaniel] Tracy of Massachusetts Bay. A. L. 
S. I p. VIII, 44. 

From Le Ray de Chaumont. 1784. May 28. Passy. 

Bill for house rent. S. Lc Ray de Chaumont, B[enjamin] Frank- 
lin and 'rho[ma]s Barclay. I p. VIII, 45. 

From [Joseph AngeJ C[om]te De Saluces [De Menusiglio], 
1784. Juh 1. Turin. 

Application of keys to the harmonica, by the Abbe Perno Picmontois; 
desires information on this point. The Academy soon to publish the 
first volume of its new works; begs Dr. Franklin to contribute. A. 
L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 46. 

From [John] Paul Jones. 1784. August 2. Paris. 

Accepting his invitation to dinner on August 4th. A. L. in 3d P. 
I p. VIII, 47. 

From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1784. August 13. [London.] 

Presenting him with the szold medal struck by the Royal Society in 
honor of Capt. [James] Cook; acknowledging his gracious reception of 
Capt. Cook's Voyage, which was sent him by the King's direction. Ex- 
periments with balloons in England. A. L. S. 4 p. VIII, 48. 

From Angenend. 1784. August 19. Paris. 

Receipted tailor's bill. Mem. S. i p. (In French.) VIII, 49. 

fro//; M. le Cure and Madame Le Veillard. 1784. [August.] Passy. 

A notification of a meeting at which a collection for the poor will 
be taken. Printed N. I p. (In French and Latin.) VIII, 50. 

From William Lee Perkins. 1784. November 17. Kingston. 

Desiring to know if he ever received a letter from him, as well as 
a paper on Influenza. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 51. 

From [John] Adams. 1784. November 28. Auteuil. 
Inviting him to dinner. A. L. in 3d P. I p. VIII, 52. 



472 Appendix 

From Mrs. [John] Adams. 1784. December 3. Auteuil. 

Thanking him for the oil. Recommends a sedan chair instead of a 
carriage. A. L. in 3d P. i p. VIII, 53. 

From Messrs. Jackson, Tracy, Donnaldson and Temple. 
1784. December 17. Paris. 

Requesting passports for themselves and their servants. L. in 3d P. 
I p. VIII, 54. 

From Angenend. 1784. August 19, to December 22. Paris. 

Bills for tailoring. Mem. S. 9 p. (In French.) 

VIII, 55, 56, 57 and 58. 

From De Pachelbel de Gehag fils. 1784. 

Announcing the death of the Duke de Deux-Ponts on October 5, 
1784. Printed N. i p. (In French.) VIII, 59. 

From Ann Ourry. 1785. January 27. Kinsale. 

Asking his help to recover some land in New York, lost in a law- 
suit by her father. A. L. S. 4 p. VIII, 60. 

From La Marquise De Bouille. 1785. March 23. Paris. 

Begging his influence on behalf of the unfortunate Mile. [Ann] 
Ourry. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 61. 

From [Jacques] Finck. 1785. February and March. 

Bill for household expenses. Mem. 8 p. (In French.) 

VIII, 62 and XII, 28. 

From La Societe Royale de Physique, d'Histoire Naturelle et des 
Arts d'Orleans. 1785. April 5. Orleans. 

Certificate of his election as honorary member. Diploma S. Huet 
de Froberville. i p. (In French.) Framed. 

From Huet de Froberville. Sec[retair]e Perp[etu]el. 
1785. April 7. Orleans. 

Announcing Dr. Franklin's election as Honorary Member of the 
Societe Royale de Physique, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts d'Orleans. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) VIII, 63. 



Letters to Benjamin Franklin 473 

From La Loge des Bons Amis. 1785. May 18. Rouen. 

Expressing their gratification at his consenting to become a member 
of their Lodge. L. S. [Anquetin] De Beaulieu, Premier Surv[eil- 
lan]t, et al. i p. VIII, 64. 

From La Loge des Bons Amis. 1785. May 18. Rouen. 

List of the officers of the Lodge. L. S. Le Bourgeois de Belleville, 
Sec[retar]y. 4 p. (In French.) XII, 29. 

From Collignon. 1785. May 21. Dieuze, Lorraine. 

Sends him a copy of his book on the clearing of waste lands; desires 
the other copies forwarded to the United States, for sale. A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In French.) VIII, 65. 

From J[onathan] Williams, Jr. 1785. July 12. London. 

His intention to join Dr. Franklin at Cowes, and go with him to 
America. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 66. 

From [John] Paul Jones. 1785. July 15. Paris. 

Desiring a certificate of the indemnity offered Denmark for certain 
prizes restored to the British. A. L. S. i p. VIII, 67. 

From Th[omas] Jefferson. 1785. July 18. Paris. 

Glad to hear that he has reached Rouen, without being much 
fatigued ; precautions he has taken to protect his baggage. A M. Du- 
plessis wishes a long memoir on some animals of South America copied 
for Dr. Franklin; does he care to have it? A. L. S. i p. VIII, 68. 

From La " Maison Philantropique." 1 786. December 6. Paris. 

Announcing a meeting of their Society; list of candidates for member- 
ship. Printed N. S. Colson, Agent, i p. (In French.) VIII, 69. 

From F[rancis] Hopkinson. 1787. September 18. 

Petition against the abolishment of his salary as Judge of Admiralty; 
begs Dr. Franklin to favor his petition when it comes before the Council. 
A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 70. 



474 Appendix 

From [Madame] Bastide. Passy. 
Asking for money. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 71. 

From M. and Mme. [N.] Baussan. April 29. Paris. 

Invitation to dinner on May 6th. A. L. in 3d P. I p. (In 
French.) VIII, 72. 

From Boux. 

Concerning money due M. Boux, who entered the United States 
service with the understanding that his passage money and certain 
other specified expenses should be paid in addition to his salarj'. L. 
in 3d P. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 73. 



Frot 



Warning him against two renegade Americans, Jameson, of Charles- 
town, and Robert Tuitten. A. L. i p. (In French.) VIII, 74. 

From Cochran, January i. 

A New Year's greeting. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XII, 30. 

From [Madame] Marie Noelporion. 

Application for assistance from a poor widow with several children. 
L. in 3d P. I p. (In French.) XII, 31. 



Frot 



Bill for work done in the wine cellar. I p. (In French.) 

VIII, 75. 



LETTERS FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. 

By The American Commissioners. i777- February 2. Pans. 

Resolution concerning the attitude of the United States towards 
France or Spain, in case either of these nations should conclude a 
Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United States, and in con- 
sequence enter into a war with Great Britain. D. S. B[enjamin] 
Franklin, Silas Deane and Arthur Lee. i p. IX, I. 

By The American Commissioners. i777- February 2 and 5- Pans- 
Resolved to defend and support the public cause at all hazards and, 
for such purpose, to pledge their persons or hazard the censure of 
the Congress by exceeding their instructions, and to cheerfully risk their 
liberty o"r life. D. S. B[enjamin] Franklin, Silas Deane and Arthur 

J IX, 2. 

Lee. 2 p. ' 

To Mercier. 17 77- June 23. Paris. 

Agreement for the repair of arms. D. S. Silas Deane for the Com- 
missioners. 3 p. (In French. Copy.) IX, 3. 

To The Council of Massachusetts. i777- December 21. Paris. 

Acknowledging their favor of October 29th with news of Burgoyne's 

defeat and surrender. A. Dr. of L. 2 p. IX, 4- 

To Le Ray de Chaumont. [Circa I777-] 
Arrangement by which he and his grandson liad their dinners at I\L 
de Chaumont's house. A. Dr. of N. i p. (In French.) IX, 5- 

From [The American Commissioners /o Comte de Vergennes] ? 

[1777-] 
Denying complicity in the conduct of Capt. [Gustavus] Conyngham. 
Dr. by Ferdinand Grand of L. i p. (In French.) XII, 8. 

To [Henry Laurens]. 1778. March 3i- Passy. 
Testifying to the worth of Silas Deane and expressing a belief that 
his recall was due to misrepresentations. L. S. i p. (Copy.) IX, 6a. 

475 



47^ Appendix 

To Arthur Lee. 1778. April 6. Passy. 

Asserting his belief that orders given by any two of the Commis- 
sioners are sufficient ; reasons why Lee was not consulted in this par- 
ticular instance. L. S. i p. (Copy.) IX, 6b. 

To James Lovell. 1778. July 22. Passy. 

Glad to learn that Mr. [Silas] Deane is likely to return, with honor, 
on a mission to Holland. L. S. i p. (Copy.) IX, 6c. 

Expense Account. 1778. December 29 to 31. 
Mem. I p. IX, 7. 

From The American Commissioners to [Simeon] Deane. [1778.] 

Explicit instructions covering his secret commission to Congress. 
L. S. B[enjamin] F[ranklin], S[ilas] D[eane], A[rthur] L[ee]. 2 p. 
(Copy.) IX, 8. 

Expense Account. 1776. December 7. 1779. February 23. 
Dr. Franklin's expenses, public and private. Mem. 14 p. 

IX, 9-15. 

To Horneca, Fizeaux & Co. 1779. April 20. Passy. 

An order to replace certain goods sent by mistake from Nantes 
to the United States; enclosing copy of the invoice. (2 p. In 
French.) Dr. of L. S. i p. IX, 16. 

To Comtesse de Forbach. [1779. June.] 

Acknowledging her gift of a pair of scissors; constant reminders 
of her at every turn ; she has impressed him as one of the best, wisest 
and most amiable of women. A. Dr. of L. i p. IX, 17. 

To Mrs. [Elizabeth] Partridge. 1779. October 11. Passy. 

An amusing account of French politeness and the agreeable manners 
of the French ladies. Bad print of the Boston newspapers. Sends 
her his miniature on china. A. Dr. of L. 2 p. IX, 18. 

To James Lovell. 1779. October 17. Passy. 

Has never meddled in the quarrel between [Silas] Deane and 
[Arthur] Lee; still believes [Silas] Deane to be innocent of embezzle- 
ment and peculation. L. S. i p. (Copy.) IX, 6d. 



Letters from Benjamin Franklin 477 

To Whom it May Concern. 1780. March 29. Passy. 

Certifying to the genuineness of the signatures of Thomas Jefferson 
and P[atrick] Henry. A. Ur. of D. i p. IX, 19. 

To Whom it May Concern. 1780. April 14. Passy. 

Certifying to the genuineness of the signature of Lombart de Laneu- 
ville. A. Dr. of D. i p. IX, 20. 

To Captain Pierre Landais, L'Orient. 1780. June 7. Passy. 

Leaves the propriety of Landais's conduct to other judges; waives 
any further dispute, but charges him not to meddle with the com- 
mand of the " Alliance " or to create any disturbance on board of her. 
L. S. 2 p. 

E. Setting forth Landais's refusal to receive Dr. Franklin's letter. 
S. James Moylan, 1780, July 7, I'Orient. IX, 21. 

To . [1780.] 

OfiFence given to the French Court by Mr. [John] Adams's letters to 
the Comte de Vergennes; difficulties due to having more than one Agent 
at one time in one place ; unwise remarks made lately by certain Amer- 
icans in Paris; believes America would gain by a courteous attitude 
towards France. L. 3 p. XII, 32. 

To . 1780. Passy. 

Form to be issued by Dr. Franklin as a passport to American travellers. 
Printed D. i p. (In French.) XII, 33. 

Memorandum. [1780.] 

List of papers relating to the frigate " Alliance." A. Mem. 2 p. 

IX, 22. 

To [Etienne-Frangois,] Marquis de Turgot. 1781. May i. Passy. 

Technical description of a new stove, accompanied by a diagram. A. 
Dr. of L. I p. IX, 23. 

Memorandum. 1781, September 31 and 1782, January 8. 

List of Dr. Franklin's books moved from his chambers to his office. 
Mem. 3 p. (In French.) IX, 24. 



478 Appendix 

To Baron de Thun. 1782. April 24. Passy. 

Promising to have arrested on sight any person answering the 
Baron's description. A. L. S. i p. .IX, 25. 

To Leopold M. A. Caldani, President of the Academy of Sciences, 
Letters and Arts of Padua. 1782. April 26. Passy. 

Accepting his election as honorary member of the Academy of 
Sciences, Letters and Arts of Padua; promising to send them natural 
history specimens, on his return to America. A. Dr. of L. I p. 

IX, 26. 

To Marquis de la Fayette. 1782. September 17. Passy. 

Pleased to learn that Madame de la Fayette has another daughter; 
recommends naming his children after the States, beginning with the 
oldest and running through the thirteen; hopes that such States as 
Massachusetts and Connecticut will change their names before they 
are needed ; advantages of giving birth to seven months' babies. A. L. 
2 p. (Press copy.) IX, 27. 

Memorandum. 1782. September. 

The British ships " Luxford " and " Will " declared lawful prizes 
of the "St. James," Capt. Alex[ande]r Cain, " [Lady] Washington," 
Capt. James Josiah, " Queen of France," Capt. Richard Dale. A. Mem. 
I p. IX, 28. 

To Le Ray de Chaumont. [Circa 1782.] 

Question of M. de Chaumont's account against the United States; 
most of the doubtful items to be left to M. [Ferdinand] Grand to de- 
cide. Mem. 3 p. IX, 29. 

To [George] Fox. 1783. March. Passy. 
Invitation to dinner. Printed N. I p. IX, 30. 

To Sir Joseph Banks. 1783. August 30. Passy. 

Account of balloon experiments in France; M. [Joseph Michel] 
Montgolfier's invention ; pleasantries concerning the future utility of 
balloons. A. Dr. of L. 5 p. IX, 31. 



Letters from Benjamin Franklin 479 

To Sir Joseph Banks. 1783. October 8. Passy. 

Sending an account of two balloon ascensions; Messrs. [Jacques 
Alexandre Cesar] Charles and Robert soon to make important experi- 
ments. A. Dr. of L. 2 p. IX, 32. 

To Sir Joseph Banks. 1783. November 21. Passy. 

Animated account of a balloon ascension which had recently taken 
place near the residence of the Dauphin; the balloon inflated with 
hot air produced by burning straw. A. Dr. of L. 4 p. IX, 33. 

To Sir Joseph Banks. 1783. December 15. Passy. 

Sends him, as President of the Royal Society, M. [Jacques Alexandre 
Cesar] Charles's account of his balloon ascension. A. L. S. I p. 

IX, 34. 

To The Farmers-General. [Circa 1783.] 

Advising them to present their accounts to Mr. [Robert] Morris, 
Superintendent of Finance; suggestion that tobacco be sent to France 
in part payment. A. L. i p. (Press copy.) IX, 35. 

To Count de Salmes. 1785. July 5. Passy. 

Mentioning other attempts to apply keys to the harmonica; none very 
successful. A. Dr. of L. 2 p. IX, 36. 

To . 



Explaining Mr. Merckle's position with regard to his contracts 
with Congress. Release of duties, by the Court of France, on these 
goods. A. Dr. of L. i p. IX, 37. 

To Madame . 



Introducing I'Abbe de la Roche, Chaplain to the Comte d'Artois. 
A. Dr. of L. 2 p. (In French.) IX, 38. 

To . 



Answers to hypothetical questions regarding a citizen's duty, should 
the chief of a Civil Society resolve the ruin of a part of that Society. 
A. Mem. i p. IX, 39. 



MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. 

From [David] Lloyd to William Penn. 

1705. May 19. Philadelphia. 

Denies the justice and truth of his complaints; accuses him of 
breaking his promises and of neglecting the rights of the Friends; 
the Colony's wish that he should remain its Proprietor and that 
he should continue to furnish a Lieutenant to rule in his stead, but that 
this Lieutenant should not have power to prorogue or dissolve the 
Assembly ; defends the [Pennsylvania] Assembly against Penn's attacks. 
A. L. S. 13 p. X, I. 

From James Logan to Horace Walpole. 1732. 

A memorial of the state of the British plantations in America; 
compares them with those of France. Trade with the Indians. D. 
14 p. (Copy by Benjamin Franklin.) XII, 34. 

From T[homas] Penn to T. Jackson. 1740. 

Quarrel between the Governor [George Thomas] and the Assembly; 
machinations of the Friends. The French threatening to make a settle- 
ment within fifty miles of the western boundary. Praises the actions 
of the Governor. L. 3 p. (Copy.) X, 2, 

From The Quarterly Meeting of Friends to "Our Friends and 
Brethren at the Meeting for Sufferings in London." 

1755. May 5. Philadelphia. 

Accusing the present Proprietors of a disposition to deprive them 
of Charter privileges; they appear to forget that the first settlers of 
Pennsylvania were neither criminals nor paupers, but men who came 
to America for conscience sake. Power of the Friends in the Legis- 
lature. The Friends in England asked to have a personal conference 
with the Proprietors of Pennsylvania; difficulties of the Province re- 
cently set forth in an address to the King. L. S. John Armitt, 
Sam[ue]l Powel, Thomas Rose, John Reynell, Sam[ue]l Preston 
Moore, Isr[ael] Pemberton, Antho[ny] Morris, Hugh Roberts. 
4 p. (Copy.) XII, 35. 

480 



Miscellaneous Letters 481 

^y " Obadiah Honesty." A Remonstrance. [1757.] 

Defending Rev. [William] S[mi]th against the charge of evasion 
or equivocation. Primed L. 4 p. 2d Edition. XII, 36. 

By to The Author of "The Chronicle." [1758-] 

Poem, entitled " Labour in \'ain, or An Attempt to Wash the Black- 
Moor White." Printed broadside. (Illustrated.) i p. XII, 37. 

From Coyendahi [Indian Tribe] to . 

1762. August 8. Lancaster. 

Refusing to grant the white men's petition for a road through their 
countrj', because it would mean the driving away of all game, and 
their own extinction. L. i p. (Copy.) X, 3. 

From Joseph Galloway to The Public. 
1764. September 29. Philadelphia. 

Defending himself against Mr. John Dickinson's charge of having 
obtruded on the public a pretended speech. Printed broadside. I p. 

X, 4. 
By [David James Dove?]. 1764. 

The addition to the epitaph, without the copper-plate. A prayer to 
Satan. Printed broadside, i p. XII, 38. 

See C. R. Hildehem, Issues of tlie Press in Pennsylvania, II, 3, No. 1938. 

From John Penn to Philip Syng. 1765. January 17. Philadelphia. 

Wish of the Proprietaries that their located, uncultivated lands in 
Pennsylvania shall not be taxed at any higher rate than any other 
similar land in the Province. L. S. I p. (Copy.) X, 5. 

From James Wilkinson to George Wilkinson, Bladensburg, Md. 
1765. August 6. London. 

Advising him not to return to England until his time is out; his wife 
and child well. A. L. S. i p. X, 6. 



482 Appendix 

Six Arguments Against Choosing Joseph Galloway an 
Assemblyman. [Circa 1766.] 

Addressed to himself by one heretofore his friend. Printed broad- 
side. I p. XII, 39, 

From William Semple, Alexander Bartram, James Stuart and 
Robert Wilson to The Public. 1770. June 30. Philadelphia. 

Confessing to having violated the non-importation agreement. 
Printed broadside, i p. XII, 40. 

From A Pennsylvanian to The Inhabitants of Philadelphia. 

1770. July 14. Philadelphia. 

A vigorous condemnation of New York's desertion of the Colonial 
cause ; urgent appeal to be firm and united. Printed broadside. I p. 

X, 7. 
From Benjamin Towne to The Public. 
1770. July 30. Philadelphia. 

Detailed account of the trouble between himself and William God- 
dard, joint owners and publishers of the " Pennsylvania Chronicle." 
Printed sheet. 2 p. XII, 41. 

From William Goddard to The Public. 

1770. August I. Philadelphia. 

A most abusive arraignment of his former partners in the " Pennsyl- 
vania Chronicle," Joseph Galloway and Thomas Wharton, [Sr.] ; begs 
the public to suspend judgment until he can lay his case before them. 
Printed broadside. I p. X, 8. 

From Francis Hopkinson to Mrs. [Deborah] Franklin. 

1770. September 4. Philadelphia. 

Bill for goods bought from him. A. Bill. [Written on back of 

engraved advertisement of Francis Hopkinson, dealer in Cloths and 

Suitable Trimmings.] X, 9. 

From A Tradesman to "The Tradesmen, Farmers and Other 
Inhabitants of Philadelphia." 1770. September 4. 
Northern-Liberties [ Philadelphia] . 
Appeal to them not to permit a few men to repeal the non-importa- 
tion agreement of Pennsylvania. Printed broadside, i p. X, 10. 



Miscellaneous Letters 483 

From Isaac Elizer to [Whom it May Concern]. 
1772. November ig. Newport, R. I. 

Certifying to the integrity aiul ability of Capt. Richard Grinncl, of 
Newport. D. S. i p. X, 11. 

From Lewis Johnston and Thirty-one Others to Governor William 
Franklin. [Circa 1772.] 

Petition to the Council and Legislature to forbid the practice of 
" Physick and Surgery " except by such persons as should pass an ex- 
amination. L. S. I p. XI, 78. 

Fro?n A Philadelphian to The Freemen, Citizens of Philadelphia. 

177 i- June 16. 

Warning them against the City Council's arrogation of certain 
powers not given them by the Charter. Printed broadside. i p. 

XII, 42. 

From The Committee for Tarring and Feathering to The Delaware 
Pilots and Capt. Ayres. 1773. November 27. Philadelphia. 

Warning the Delaware Pilots not to permit Capt. Ayres, of the ship 
"Polly," to reach Philadelphia with his cargo of tea from London; 
warning Capt. Ayres not to land his cargo. Printed broadside, i p. 

XII, 43. 

From Civis to The Inhabitants of Pennsylvania. 

[Circa 1773.] 

Answer to Publicus who has written in favor of the Excise Law. 
Printed broadside, i p. XII, 79. 

From Civis to The Public. 1773. 

Unjustly reviled by Titus Ironicus and Publicus in a controversy 
over the Excise; challenges his defamers to make known their identity. 
Printed broadside, i p. XII, 44. 

From Jacob Rush, Scc[retar]y />ro tern. 
1774. December 6. Committee Chamber, [Philadelphia]. 

Resolves concerning the auction of imported goods. Printed broad- 
side. I p. X, 12. 



484 Appendix 

From [Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel] de Sartine to 
D'Esparre. 1775. April 24. Versailles. 

Acknowledging his proposal of the 8th inst. for taking advantage 
of the present situation of the British Colonies; rejects it however, 
owing to the good feeling between France and Great Britain. L. S. 
I p. (In French.) X, 13. 

From [Francis Dash wood, Baron] Le Despencer and H. F. Thynne, 

His Majesty's Postmaster-General. 1776. January 5. London. 
A table of the rates of postage. Printed broadside, i p. XII, 45. 

From The Committee of Inspection and Observation [of the City 
of Philadelphia]. 1776. February 5. [Philadelphia.] 

Declaring John Drinker, Thomas and Samuel Fisher enemies to 
their country and precluded from all trade or intercourse with the 
inhabitants of these Colonies, owing to their refusal to receive bills 
of credit emitted by Congress. Peter Z[achary] Lloyd, Sec[retar]y. 
Printed broadside. I p. X, 14. 

Respecting the Hiring of German Troops. 1776. December. 
Memoir. 4 p. (In French.) X, 15 and XII, 46. 

From The Continental Congress, Marine Committee. 

1777. February 6. Philadelphia. 

Appointing Robert Robinson on officer on board the sloop " Hornet." 
D. S. John Hancock, Pres[ident]. i p. 

A. E. This warrant shall serve instead of a commission and author- 
izes him to act as Lieutenant under his command. S. Jno. P[aul] Jones. 
On board the "Bon Homme Richard," 1779, June 10. X, 16. 

From The High Court of Admiralty of England. 
1777. March 27. Court of St. James. 

Instructions given to Letter of Marque Ships, commissioned to seize 
the vessels belonging to the inhabitants of the rebellious Colonies. D. S. 
Geo[rge] Germain, Godf[rey] Lee Farrant, Registrar. 12 p. (Copy.) 

E. " Taken in ye ' Martha.' " X, 17. 



Miscellaneous Letters 485 

From Tho[ma]s Hood to [Whom it May Concern]. 
1777. March 29. Paris. 

Deposition, made before Silas Dcane, of the unjustifiable treatment 
meted out to an American prisoner by the English. A. L. S. 3 p. 
(Attested by Silas Deane.) X, 18. 

By Richard Swift. 1777. April i. 
A humorous imitation of a Muster-roll. Printed broadside. 2 p. 

XII, 47. 

By The Continental Congress. 1777. April 11, 12. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolution relative to saving the stores in Philadelphia from being 
captured by the British. Printed broadside, i p. X, 19. 

/"row; Robert Morris /o Silas Deane. 1777. June 29. Philadelphia. 

Expressing the greatest indignation at the conduct of the Commis- 
sioners in giving public letters to Congress, containing damaging ac- 
counts of his brother [Thomas Morris] 's actions as American Agent in 
France ; does not deny the charges but resents the unnecessary pub- 
licity given the affair. Report that Dr. Franklin was willing to dismiss 
Morris in order to make a place for a nephew and a partner [Jonathan 
Williams, Jr.]. L. 4 p. (Copy.) X, 20. 

From J[onathan] W[illiams, Jr.], to Capt. Lawrence, of the prize 
snow, " Nancy." 1777. July 11. Nantes. 

Orders concerning the snow's cargo. L. S. i p. (Copy.) 

X, 2ia. 

From J[onathan] W[illiams, Jr.], to Odea. 

1777- July II- Nantes. 
Orders to captains of all prizes to address themselves to the writer. 
L. S. I p. (Copy.) X, 2 lb. 

From J[onathan] W[illiams, Jr.], to Augustin Guichard. 

1777. July 12. Nantes. 

Orders concerning the "Sally's" cargo. L. S. I p. (In French. 
Copy.) X, 21C. 

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486 Appendix 

By The State of Massachusetts Bay. 1777. July 14. Boston. 

Appointing William Addiscott master of the Continental schooner 
"Lee." L. S. Artemas Ward, President, i p. (Copy.) X, 22a. 

From The Pennsylvania Journal. 1777. June 25 to July 30. 

Letters between General Washington and [Gen. Sir William] Howe, 
concerning the exchange of prisoners ; capture of Major-General [Rich- 
ard] Prescott ; question of exchanging him for Gen. [Charles] Lee. L. 
4 p. (In French.) X, 23, 

From [Sir] W[illiam] Howe to [The People of Pennsylvania, 

Delaware and Maryland]. 

1777. August 27. Headquarters of the British Army. 

Declaration. Promising amnesty to all who should return to their 
allegiance. Printed broadside, i p. X, 24. 

From Israel Pemberton, John Hunt and Samuel Pleasants to The 
President and Council of Pennsylvania. 1777. September 4. 

Philadelphia. 

A remonstrance against their unjust imprisonment. Printed L. i p. 

XII, 48. 

From Israel Pemberton, James Pemberton, John Pemberton, 
Thomas Wharton [St.], Henry Drinker, Thomas Fisher, Samuel 
Pleasants and Samuel R. Fisher to The Congress. 1777. Sep- 
tember 5. Philadelphia. 
Protesting against being sent to prison without a trial. Printed 

broadside, i p. XII> 49- 

From Montieu and de Francy to [Pierre] Landais. 

1777. September 18. Marseilles. 
Concerning the cargo of the " Flamand " ; orders to receive no army 
officers on board. L. S. 3 P- (In French.) X, 25, 26 and 27. 



Miscellaneous Letters 487 

From Mercier to [Jonathan] Williams, [Jr.]. 

1777. October 21. Nantes. 

Expenses incurred for arms and repairs paid from money of the 
United States entrusted to him by [Jonathan] \VilIiams, [Jr.]. Mem. 
I p. (In French. Copy.) X, 28. 

The Number of Foreign Troops Engaged by Great Britain for 
the Campaign of 1777 in America. [1777.] 
As agreed to in the treaty, signed December 11, 1776. X, 29. 

From An Officer in New York to His Friend in Dominica. 

[Circa 1777.] 

Concerning the trouble between the British and Hessian troops. L. 
S. 3 p. (Copy.) X, 30. 

Memorandum. [1777.] 

Minutes of the last despatch; battle between Generals Howe and 
Washington; treachery on the part of the Quakers; Howe's entry 
into Philadelphia. I p. (In French.) 

A. N. by Dr. Franklin. Applications to go to America; sale of 
vessels in Holland ; prizes ; complaints of Spain and Holland ; financial 
matters. X, 31. 

From Mercier to Jonathan Williams, Jr. [1777.] 

Itemized account of expenditures on behalf of the United States. 
I p. (In French. Copy.) X, 32. 

From [Jonathan Williams, Jr.], to Mercier. [1777.] 

Accusing him of leaving his work unfinished and breaking his con- 
tract; referring him to Dr. Franklin for a settlement of his account. 
A. Dr. of L. 2 p. (In French.) XII, 50. 

B^ The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. [1777.] Philadelphia. 

A stirring call to arms to defend the City of Philadelphia from the 
imminent attack of the British army. S. Thomas Wharton, Jr., Presi- 
dent. Printed proclamation. 1 p. (In duplicate.) XII, 51 and 52. 



488 Appendix 

From Boux to His Uncle. \_Circa iT]'].'] 

Complaining of the insulting treatment offered him on board the 
"Lion"; given a passage on this ship by Jonathan Williams, Jr.; 
rails against the manners of American seamen. L. 2 p. (Copy 
translated into English.) XII, 53. 

By [William Alexander]. Circa 1777. 
Observations on tobacco. A. Mem. 3 p. X, 33. 

From [Jonathan] Williams, Jr., to Mercier. 

1778. February 5. Nantes. 
Concerning his debt to Mercier. i p. (In French. Copy.) X, 34. 

Fro?n The Navy Board, Eastern Department, to Sam[ue]l Tucker. 
1778. Februarj' 10. Boston. 

Instructions concerning Capt. Tucker's passenger, John Adams. S. 
W[illia]m Vernon and James Warren. 2 p. (Copy.) X, 35. 

_^ Fro?n A[rthur] L[ee] to J[ames] Moylan. 

1778. February 17. Chaillot. 

Advising him not to settle in I'Orient in order to transact public 
business for the American Commissioners, because it had been reported 
that his purpose was to promote the private interests of said Commis- 
sioners. L. S. I p. (Copy.) X, 36a. 

i^ro/w [James Moylan /o Arthur Lee]. 1778. February 23. L'Orient. 

Stigmatizes as false the report mentioned in his letter of the 17th 
inst. ; thinks the source of his information should be divulged. L. 2 p. 
(Copy.) X, 36b. 

By William Temple Franklin. 1778. March 3. 
A list of letters and papers sent to Arthur Lee. A. Mem. i p. 

X, 37. 

From Perrin to Moreau. 1778. March 13. 

Receipt for duties paid on wine. Mem. i p. (In French.) 

X, 38. 



Miscellaneous Letters 489 

From The Navy Board, Eastern Department, to Abraham Whipple. 

1778. March. 

Instructions to Capt. Whipple relative to his voyage to France. L. S. 
William Vernon. 2 p. Copy attested by Geo[rge] Richards, Sec- 
[retar]y. X, 39. 

From The Navy Board, Eastern Department, to Abraham Whipple, 
Commander of the Ship "Providence." 1778. April 25. Providence. 

Instructions concerning the treatment of prizes and prisoners. L. S. 

William Vernon. 2 p. Copy attested by Geo[rge] Richards, Sec- 

[retar]y. X, 40. 

From John Paul Jones to Thomas Simpson. 

1778. April 26. On board the " Ranger." 

Appointing him Commander of the prize-ship of war " Drake " and 
giving him his instructions. L. S. i p. (Copy.) XII, 54. 

From de Chantereyne. 1778. April 30. Cherbourg. 

Acknowledging his debt to William Addiscott. L. S. i p. (In 
French. Copy.) X, 22b. 

From The [Continental] Congress to The People of the United 
States. 1778. May 9. 

Recounting the cruelty with which Great Britain has waged the 
war; adjuring them not to accept their offers of peace and urging them 
to be firm. Printed proclamation, i p. Yorktown, printed by Hall 
and Sellers. (In duplicate.) XII, 55 and 56, 

From [Chevalier du] Buisson to [Barbeu] Dubourg, Paris. 
1778. May 16. La Fleche. 

Desiring a letter of recommendation for his nephew who goes to 
join the army in America; begs him to obtain permission from Dr. 
Franklin for his nephew to go on board the " Boston." A. L. S. 2 p. 
(In French.) X, 41. 

From [Courtney] Melmoth to Loyal, Paris. 

1778. May 19. Flanders. 

Obliged to go to England ; promises to pay him what he owes. A. L. 
S. I p. (In French.) X, 42. 



49° Appendix 



to Chevalier de Beauteville. 



[1778. May ?] 

Asking for letters of recommendation from Dr. Franklin and others 
for M. d'Abezac. L. i p. X, 43. 

From Ch[eva]l[i]er de Beauteville to . 

1778. May 24. Paris. 

Accepts his offer of letters of recommendation from Dr. Franklin for 
the Chevalier d'Abezac. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) X, 44. 

From The Navy Board, Eastern Department, to Capt. Corbin 
Barnes. 1778. June 8. Boston. 

Ordering him to prepare the " Despatch " for sea, and then report to 
the Council. L. S. J[ames] Warren, J[ohn] Deshon. i p. 

X, 45a. 

From The State of Massachusetts Bay to Capt. Corbin Barnes. 

1778. June 9. Council Chamber, Watertown. 

Entrusting him with letters for the American Commissioners at 
Paris. Minute orders as to his future procedure; secrecy enjoined. L. 
S. Jer[emiah] Powell, Presid[en]t. 2 p. X, 45b. 

By Andrew Fallon. 1778. June 11. On board the "Drake," Brest. 
His parole as a British prisoner of war. D. S. i p. X, 46. 

From Leconte /o Peltier Du Doyer. 1778. June 15. Nantes. 

Official notice to produce certificates of discharge for certain vessels 
within a given time. D. S. i p. (In French. Partly printed.) 

X, 47. 
By The Continental Congress. 
1777. March i. 1778. May 9, June 19. 
Resolutions pertaining to the appointment of Capt. [Pierre] Landais, 
to command certain vessels. D. S. 3 p. (Copy.) X, 48. 

From [de] Montieu /o . 1778- June 26. Paris. 

Unjust and illegal duties levied by the Farmers-General on goods 
sent bv him to America; desires to obtain Dr. Franklin's influence with 



Miscellaneous Letters 491 

the Comte de Maurepas to have these abolished ; enclosing a memoir on 
the subject [3 p.]. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) X, 49 and 50. 

From Boudet to [Ferdinand] Grand, Paris. 

1778. July I. [Paris.] 

Sending one of the five installments of notes promised to Dr. Franklin. 
A. L. S. I p. (In French.) X, 51. 

From Brisbois to [Whom it May Concern]. 

1778. July 10. Dunkirk. 

Certificate by the Mayor and Alderman of Dunkirk as to [Francois] 
Jean Coffyn's honesty and trustworthiness. L. S. i p. (In French.) 

X, 52. 
From The [mas] Hutchinson to Dr. [James] Lloyd. 
1778. August 10. London. 

Sending him a power of attorney to collect the rent on his sister's 
estate on Slocum's Island ; confers power of attorney for his own estates 
at Milton and Dorchester. L. S. 3 p. (Copy attested by Jona[than] 
Loring Austin.) X, 53. 

From Dr. [James] Smith to William Temple Franklin. 

1778. August 14. Paris. 

Reminding him of his Grandfather's promise to secure passage through 
France for the writer and his baggage ; the latter detained at Calais 
for three months; demands that his goods be released at once. L. in 
3d P. 3 p. (Copy.) X, 54- 

From William Temple Franklin to Dr. [James] Smith. 
1778. August 16. Passy. 

Takes exception to the tone of his letter; points out the formalities 
needed before his baggage can be released. A. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) 

X, 55. 

From to . 

1778. September 4. Newburj'port. 

Account of an incursion into Rhode Island by the American troops, 
supported by the French fleet. L. 2 p. (Copy.) X, 56. 



49^ Appendix 

From to — 



1778. October i. Nantes. 

Announcing the retreat of the Royalists from Rhode Island to Long 
Island; Comte d'Estaing's position off Sandy Hook. L. i p. (In 
French. Copy.) X, 57, 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr., to de Montieu. 

1778. December 23. Passy. 

Acknowledging the receipt of a quantity of clothing and military 
stores. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) X, 58. 

From [Jacques] Necker to Louis XVI. 1778. [Paris.] 

Suggesting a plan for improving the French Provincial Administra- 
tion. Diss. 25 p. (In French. Copy.) X, 59. 

From to [William] Carmichael. 

\_Circa 1778.] Paris. 

Proposal to meet him at an appointed time near the statue in the 

Rue Vendome; a signal is described and secrecy is enjoined. L. in 

3d P. I p. X, 60. 

By Pierre Landais, President. 

1779. February 2 and 3. Onboard the " Alliance." 

Proceedings of a Board of Inquiry, held to investigate a conspiracy 
to take the " Alliance " by force and carry her into England or Ireland. 
Mem. 8 p. X, 61. 

From [John D.] Schweighauser to John Paul Jones. 
1779. February 19. Nantes. 

Pursuant to Dr. Franklin's orders, he will deliver the [Countess of 
Selkirk's] plate deposited in the King's warehouse; asks him to bring 
a silversmith that the plate may be valued according to law. A. L. 
in 3d P. 2 p. X, 62. 

From [Louis Guillouet, Comte] d'Orvilliers to John Paul Jones. 

1779. March 3. Brest. 

Offers his services and those of the Commandant at Brest. Question 
of the transference of Lieut. [Thomas] Simpson from the prison ship 
to a prison on land. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) X, 63. 



Miscellaneous Letters 493 

From Edward Lloyd to [Richard Bennett Lloyd]. 
1779. March 5. Annapolis. 

Proposed shipment of tobacco delayed by the presence of the enemy's 
privateers. Question of sending him bills of exchange. Peace ex- 
pected soon. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) X, 64. 

From to . 

1779. ALirch 6. St. Eustache. 

Account of the arrival of various ships escorted by French frigates; 
positions of Comte d'Estaing and Comte de Grasse. L. 2 p. (In 
French. Copy.) X, 65. 

From Richard Lloyd to His Nephew. 1779. March 30. Farley. 

Upon the advice of Gen. [John] Cadwalader, J. H. Hallyday and 
James Tilghman, he agrees to let his nephew draw upon him for funds. 
L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) X, 66. 

From Louis Sazerac I'aine & fils to John Bondfield. 

1779. August 5. Bordeaux. 

Bill for cannon bought for the United States. Mem. S. I p. 
E. by John Bondfield. By order of Capt. [John] P[aul] Jones the 
above cannon were forwarded to I'Orient. X, 67. 

From John Paul Jones to The Court-Martial, on board the " Bon 

Homme Richard." 1779. August 8. 

The decision of the Court-Martial for the trial of Lieutenant [Robert] 

Robinson returned for consideration ; recommends that disqualification be 

added to the sentence. A. L. in 3d P. i p. XII, 57. 

From to . 

1779. August II. Rotterdam. 
News of the defeat of the British army near Charlestown; losses of 
the Americans and English; Pulaski's Cavalry made 180 prisoners. L. 
I p. X, 68. 



494 Appendix 

From J. Craig to John Ross, Paris. 
1779. August II. Rotterdam. 

News of the American victory at Charlestown ; congratulations ; 
British surrender to [Gen. Benjamin] Lincoln and [Gen. William] 
Moultrie; Gen. [Sir Henry] Clinton did nothing at Stony Point. A. 
L. S. I p. X, 69. 

From Taillot and other Officers of the " Vengeance " to 

John Paul Jones. 1779. August 12. Groa. 

Desertion so rife that the remaining crew are unable to execute 
military manoeuvres ; nineteen raw recruits ; beg that this state of 
things may be remedied. L. S. i p. (In French. Copy attested 
by Jno. P[aul] Jones.) XII, 58. 

Minutes of a Court-Martial held for the Trial of Lieut. Robert 
Robinson. 1779. July to August. On board the "Bon Homme 
Richard," L'Orient. 

Sentenced to discharge from the service and disqualification for fu- 
ture official position in the navy of the United States. A. Mem. S. 
D[enis] N[icolas] Cottineau de Kloguene, President, et al. 15 p. 

XII, 59. 

From The Chamber of Commerce of Dunkirk to The Farmers- 
General, 1779. August. 

Objections to the proposed duty on tobacco from prize cargoes enter- 
ing Dunkirk from French ports. Diss. 22 p. (In French.) X, 70. 

From John Paul Jones to Capt. Pierre Landais. 
1779. September 2 and 5. On board the " Bon Homme Richard." 

Desiring his immediate presence on board the" Bon Homme Richard." 
L. S. I p. each. (Copy.) X, 71a and c. 

From Pierre Landais to John Paul Jones. 

1779. September 2 and 5. On board the "Alliance." 

Declining to obey Captain Jones's orders. L. S. i p. each. (Copy.) 

X, 71b and d. 



Miscellaneous Letters 495 

From George III to John Langley and William Denham. 

1779. September 21. London. 

Letter of Marque, permitting them to fit out the vessel " Chambers " 
as a man-of-war and to go forth as a privateer. D. i sheet. (On 
parchment. Framed.) 

From The Officers of the " Alliance " to Capt. Pierre Landais. 

1779. September 23. 

Defending the action of the "Alliance" during the fight with the 
"Serapis." L. S. M[athew] Parke, C[aptain of] M[arines], et al. 
3 p. (A. Copy attested by William Temple Franklin.) X, 72. 

From [William Alexander, Lord] Stirling to Marquis [Alexandre] 
d'Hanache, Paris. 1779. September 23. On the Heights of Spitsberg. 
His position as commander in the United States army; [Marquis de] 
la Fayette served under him, and was wounded at the battle of Brandy- 
wine; glad of the American-French Alliance. A. L. S. 2 p. X, 73. 

From L[ieu]t.-Col. [Antoine Felix] Wuibert to John Paul Jones. 
1779. October 10. On board the "Serapis." 

Desiring to return to America in his former capacity as engineer. A. 
L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 

A. E. by John Paul Jones, begging Dr. Franklin to grant the above 
request. ■^' 74- 

By Lieut.-Col. [Antoine Felix] Wuibert. 

1779. October 22. On board the "Serapis." 

Formal charges against Capt. Pierre I>andais, of insubordination to 

his superior, Commodore John Paul Jones. A. L. S. 4 p. (In 

French. Copy.) X' 75- 

By Capt. Pierre Landais. I779- October 30. Texel. 
Defense in the proceedings of a court-martial for his trial. D. S. 
M[athew] Parke, C[aptain of] M[arines], et al. 16 p. X, 76. 



496 Appendix 

From John Paul Jones to Richard Pearson. 

1779. October 31. On board the "Pallas." 

Agreement entered into by Capt. Jones and Capt. Pearson, late Com- 
mander of the British Baltic fleet, relative to the disposition of the 
English prisoners. D. S. 2 p. (Copy attested by Jno. P[aul] Jones.) 

XII, 60. 

From [John] P[aul] Jones to Lieut.-Col. Wuibert. 
1779. November i. On board the " Serapis." 

Permission having been given the Americans to use one of the Dutch 
forts for the purpose of guarding and caring for the wounded British 
prisoners, Col. Wuibert is ordered to convey the same to the fort and 
to guard them there. L. S. 2 p. (Copy attested by Jno. P[aul] 
Jones.) XII, 61. 

S>i The Admiralty Court of Great Britain and Ireland. 

1779. November 17. 

An official order not to impress nine men and boys belonging to the 
" Camden " of Lynn. Printed form. S. [Lord] Sandwich, et al. 2 p. 

X, 77. 

Minutes of on Inquiry into the Conduct of Captain P[ierre] 
Landais. 1779. November 15 to 24. 

Setting forth the charges against him, and the evidence presented 
by the defendant. D. 9 p. (Interlined by Dr. Franklin.) 

X, 78 and 79. 

From D[enis Nicolas] Cottineau [de Kloguene] to Le Ray de 
Chaumont. 1779. December 15. Amsterdam. 

Quarrel between himself and Capt. [John Paul] Jones; criticizes 
Jones for abandoning the wounded on the " Bon Homme Richard." 
Number of men and prisoners to feed on the " Serapis." A. L. S. 4 p. 
(In French.) X, 80. 

By The General Assembly of Maryland. 
1779. December 30. Annapolis. 

An Act for calling out of circulation certain bills of credit emitted 
by Act of Assembly. A trustee to be appointed to go to England and 
sell the shares in the Bank of England owned by the State of Maryland. 
D. 6 p. (Copy.) X, 81 and 82. 



Miscellaneous Letters 497 

From Marc F[ran5]ois Gauthier to . 1779. Brest. 

Begging to be released from imprisonment and given work ; wishes 
this petition presented to Dr. Franklin. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 

X, 83. 
From Lieut. James Lynd, et al. [1779.] 

Certifying that certain articles have been taken out of the prize 
ship " Serapis " and brought on board the " Alliance." 2 p. XII, 62. 

From R[obert] Robinson tn John Paul Jones, 
On board the "Bon Homme Richard." [i779-] 
Asking for his warrant, his discharge from the ship, and an order for 
the wages due him. A. L. S. 1 p. X, 84. 

By Ary de Neef. 
1780. January 9. On board the "Alliance," of? Cape Finisterre. 

Certifying to his cargo being British property. D. S. i p. (Copy 
attested by [John] Paul Jones.) XI, i. 

Frojii Mar to Le Ray de Chaumont, Passy. 

1780. January 20. 

Announcing his approaching departure for America; offers to carry 
any letters or packets for M. [Le Ray] de Chaumont or Dr. Franklin. 
A. L. S. I p. 

A. E. by [Le Ray] de Chaumont. " Neglected purposely to apprize 
Dr. Franklin of this offer." (In French.) XI, 2. 

Fro7n [Sir] Henry Clinton to Lord George Germain. 
1780. January 30. Savannah, Ga. 

Account of affairs in America ; danger of New York being taken by 
the Colonists; harm done by the French fleet the year before; negroes 
enlisted by South Carolina; Charlestown strongly entrenched; mistaken 
idea that the Colonists are bankrupt; failure to destroy their paper 
money. L. S. 24 p. (Copy [of an intercepted letter], translated into 
French.) XI, 3. 



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From [Madame] Verdelin 10 [Madame] . 

1780. April I. Paris. 

Asking her to obtain from Dr. Franklin letters of recommendation 
for the V[icom]te de Veneur, who is about to join Comte de Rochambeau. 
A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XI, 4. 

From Monplaisir to John Paul Jones. 

1780. April 5. L'Orient. 

Concerning the wages due the crews of the " Alliance " and the " Bon 
Homme Richard." L. S. 2 p. (In French. Copy.) XI, 5. 

From Joseph James to Shore. 

1780. April 21. Philadelphia. 
Introducing Mr. George Fox. A. L. S. i p. XI, 6. 

5y George III. 1780. April 27. London. 

Letter of Marque against Spain issued to William Abrams, Com- 
mander of the "Friendship." i p. (Copy by Rob[er]t Jenner, 
Proctor at Doctors' Commons.) XII, 63. 

From John Paul Jones to [Antoine Jean Marie] Thevenard. 
1780. June 13. L'Orient. 

His authority as Commander of the squadron denied by Capt. 
[Pierre] Landais, who has seized the ship " Alliance " ; desires to be 
restored to his rightful position ; insubordination among the crews im- 
minent. L. I p. (In French. Copy.) XI, 7. 

From Monplaisir to [Le Ray] de Chaumont. 

1780. June 14. L'Orient. 

Resumption by Capt. [Pierre] Landais of the command of the 
" Alliance," after being deprived of that position by Dr. Franklin's 
orders; the crew on his side. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) XI, 8. 



to 



1780. June 18. L'Orient. 
Certifying to having received from James Moylan, a letter addressed 
to Capt. [Pierre] Landais. Mem. i p. XI, 9. 



Miscellaneous Letters 499 

By James [Arthur] Degge. 1780. June 18. L'Orient. 

Certifying to having received from James Moylan, a letter addressed 
to himself and other officers of the " Alliance." Mem. S. i p 

XI, 10. 

From to . 

1780. June 20. L'Orient. 

Account of the measures adopted to prevent the departure of the 
ship "Alliance" from I'Orient. L. 2 p. (In French.) XII, 64. 

From Pierre Landais to John Paul Jones. [1780. June.] 

Will deliver his baggage; refuses his other requests. A. L. 2 p, 

XI, II. 

From to . [1780. June ?] 

Account of the quarrel between John Paul Jones and Capt. [Pierre] 
Landais; favorable to the latter. L. 4 p. (In French.) XI, 12. 

By The [British] House of Commons. 1780. July 8. 

Resolutions concerning the health of the prisoners confined in the 
King's House, Winchester, and the measures for relief taken by the 
doctor and other officials of the prison. Printed D. 4 p. XI, 13. 

From John Adams to Comte de Vergennes. 1780. July 27. Paris. 

Advises constant communication between the French Ministrj' and 
the American Commissioners; suggests sending French reinforcements 
to America. Hopes of inducing Spain to keep the West Indies open to 
France and the United States. Corrects Comte de Vergennes's state- 
ment that the measures taken by the King of France to help the 
Americans had been unsolicited. L. S. 5 p. (Copy.) XI, 14. 

From Comte de Vergennes to John Adams. 
1780. July 29. Versailles. 

Stating that all his official communications must be made privately 
to Mr. [Benjamin] Franklin who alone is accredited to France for that 
purpose by the United States. Explains the passage in his letter criti- 
cized by Mr. Adams. L. 2 p. (In French. Copy.) XI, 15. 



Soo Appendix 

By J[oh]n Paul Jones. 1780. September 23. 
List of officers and men belonging to the "Ariel," under his com- 
mand. Mem. S. I p. XII, 65. 



From to . [1780. September ?] 

List of officers and men belonging to the " Ariel " under Capt. 
[John Paul] Jones's command. Mem. 2 p. XII, 66. 

From to . [1780. September ?] 

List of volunteers belonging to the ship "Ariel." Mem. i p. (In 
French.) XII, 67. 

From John Bondfield. 1780. December 5. Bordeaux. 

Bill for cannon bought from Louis Sazerac I'aine & fils, and shipped 
on the "Marquis de la Fayette." A. Bill S. i p. (In French.) 

XI, 16. 
By [Le Ray de] C[haumont?]. Circa 1780. 

When one of two nations at war loses its credit, the domination of 
the other is assured ; if America loses her credit she must accept peace. 
A. N. I p. (In French.) XI, 17, 

By [Le Ray de] C[haumont?]. Circa 1780. 

Project for sinking the paper money. Mem. 2 p. (In French.) 

XI, 18. 
By [Pierre Landais? 1780.] 

Denies having received instructions from M. [Le Ray] de Chaumont 
to put himself under the command of Capt. [John Paul] Jones, or to 
fulfil Benjamin Franklin's orders of July 28, 1779. Mem. i p. 

XI, 19. 

By . [1780.] 

List of petty officers on board the " Alliance." Mem. i p. 

XI, 20. 
By . [1780.] 

List of officers and men on board the " Alliance " under the command 
of Feter Landais. Mem. 10 p. XI, 21, 



Miscellaneous Letters 501 

Z?) . [1780.] 

List of dates under tlie headings " to \l. [Pierre] Landais," and " to 
officers of the ' Alliance,' " and " to M. [Alexander] Gillon." Mem. 
2 p. (In French.) XI, 22. 

By . [Circa 1780.] 

List of fourteen despatches, sent by the " Mercury " packet, Capt. 
[Simon] Samson. Mem. I p. XI, 23. 

By S[ilasl Deane. 1781. January 13. Paris. 

Certifying that he lias not sold any of the certificates which Mr. 
[John] Shee gave him power of attorney to sell, and that he has 
deposited the power of attorney with Dr. Franklin. D. S. I p. 
(Copy.) XI, 24. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr., to The Marquis de Castries. 
1781. February 13. Nantes. 

The " Marquis de la Fayette " preparing to carry munitions of war 
and supplies to America; asks for orders to the officers at I'Orient to 
assist these preparations; asks for a convoy to Rhode Island. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) XI, 25. 

From Silas Deane to The Continental Congress. 
1 78 1. April 20. Paris. 
Itemized account against Congress. Mem. 6 p. XII, 68 and 69. 

From Horneca, Fizeaux & Co. to [Ferdinand] Grand. 
[Circa 1781.] May 14. Amsterdam. 
Concerning the Dutch loan. L. 2 p. (In French.) XI, 26. 

From Robert Morris to The Public. 1781. May 28. Philadelphia. 

Plan for the establishment of a National Rank for the United States 
of North America. Printed bro.idside. i p. XII, 70. 

From [Alexander] Gillon to Morel fils. 1781. June i. Dunkirk. 

An order to pay sixty livres a month to Madame Virth, whose hus- 
band is a volunteer in the service of South Carolina. D. S. i p. 
(In French.) XI, 27. 

8 



502 Appendix 

From Baulny[?]. 1781. June 29. Newtown. 

Order of the Treasurer of War to pay a certain sum to Messrs. 
Wadsworth & Carter for supplies furnished to the army of Comte de 
Rochambeau. Engraved L. S. 2 p. (In French and English.) 

E. by Wadsworth & Carter and by Jon [a] th [an] Trumbull. 

XI, 28. 

From Jona[than] Williams, Jr., to . 



1 78 1. August 16. Nantes. 

Proposal to furnish arms for the use of the United States. L. S. 
2 p. (In French.) XI, 29. 

By The Continental Congress. 1781. September 12. [Philadelphia.] 

Resolved that Mr. [Silas] Deane's accounts be examined by a Vice- 
Consul and that Mr. Deane be informed of the appointment of said 
Vice-Consul. D. S. George Bond, Deputy Secretary, i p. (Copy.) 

XI, 30. 

From Thomas Beer to [Francis] Coffyn, Dunkirk. 
[178 1. October.] 

Needs a letter of recommendation in order to transport himself and 
family to America. Could not get work in town because rope-making 
was slack and he was regarded as a spy. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 31. 

From J[eremiah] Wadsworth to Silas Deane. 

1 78 1. November, Williamsburg. 

[Silas] Deane mistaken in his gloomy picture of American affairs; 
explains what he believes to be Spain's attitude. L. S. 4 p. (Press 
copy.) XI, 32a. 

Fro?n [Major] Benj[amin] Tallmadge to Silas Deane. 
1781. December 27. Withersfield. 

Concerning the interception and publication of a letter said to be 
addressed to him by Mr. [Silas] Deane, in which union with Great 
Britain is advocated; shows how groundless are the arguments used; 
believes in ultimate independence. L. S. 7 p. (Press copy.) 

XI, 32b. 

Printed in Collections of New York Historical Society, 1889. Deane Papers, 
IV, 557- 



MiSCELLAXEOUS LETTERS 503 

/"row John Adams /o George Fox. 1781. December 28. Amsterdam. 

Passport for Mr. Fox to be used in France. D. S. i p. (In 
French.) Signed also by J[ohn] Thaxter, Sec[retar]y. XII, 71. 

From Col. Jferemiah] Wadsworth lo Brentano. 

1782. January 29. Williamsburg. 

Pained at parting with him. Sends him two letters to Mr. [Silas] 
Deane, one from Major [Benjamin] Tallmadge, the other from him- 
self. XI, 32c. 

From Brentano to William Temple Franklin. 

[1782. Circa February. Paris.] 

Desires to know what he shall do w ith the letters delivered to him 
by Col. [Jeremiah] Wadsworth, just returned from Germany, and is to 
go back to the armv in Virginia. L. in 3d P. i p. (Press copy.) 

XI, 32d. 

Froin Robert Morris to Messrs. [Jean] de Neufville & Sons, 

Amsterdam. 1782. March 9. Office of Finance [Philadelphia]. 
Advising them to follow Dr. Franklin's orders as regards the goods be- 
longing to the United States, in their possession. L. S. i p. XI, 33. 

From [Sir] Guy Carleton to [Gen.] George Washington. 
1782. May 7. New York. 

Announcing his appointment as Commander of the British forces 
on the Atlantic; deputed to act with Admiral [Robert] Digby on the 
Peace Commission ; transmits papers to show that the British desire 
peace. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) XI, 34. 

From [Gen.] George Washington to Sir Guy Carleton. 
1782. May 10. Head.iuarters. 

Concerning his requests for a passport for Mr. Morgan. British 
flags of truce will be received only at Dobbs's Ferry, so long as the 
armies occupy their present position. L. S. i p. (Copy.) XI, 35. 

From The Continental Congress to Louis XVI. 
1782. May 20. Philadelphia. 

Congratulatory letter upon the birth of the Dauphin. L. 3 p. 
(Copy.) XI, 36. 



S04 Appendix 

From Bonnefoux lo Miss Bethia Alexander, 

[1782. June.] Paris. 

She kindly undertook to induce Dr. Franklin to accept the dedi- 
cation which was presented to him by one of their Professors of 
Philosophy, and he realizes that this act of condescension of this illus- 
trious man is due to her. Begs her to communicate to Dr. Franklin 
that it will be necessary for him to write to the Academy of Sciences 
of Toulouse, requesting it to represent him in this public act, and en- 
closing a form for such a request. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 37 and 38. 

From Tho[ma]s Allan and Others. 1782. July 23. London. 

Certificate for the vessel, the " Lyon of Bristol," that gives bond to 
return to Great Britain only. Printed D. S. Tho[ma]s Allan, et al. 
I p. XI, 39. 

From [Sir] Guy Carleton and [Admiral] R[obert] Digby /o [Gen.] 
George Washington. 1782. August 12. New York. 

Lord Grenville has gone to Paris with full powers to treat for peace ; 
offer of independence to America; probable concessions to the Amer- 
ican loyalists. Mr. [Henry] Laurens's release; question of the exchange 
of prisoners. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) XI, 40. 

From G. S. Mumford to William Temple Franklin. 

1782. [1783?] August 12. Nantes. 

Introducing M. Le Grand Cannon and his companion, Mr. Russell. 
Concerning a letter from Dr. Franklin to Dr. [David] Hartley, con- 
taining a dialogue between some wreckers and a captain of a ship. A. 
L. S. 2 p. XI, 41. 

From Lamarque to Lair De Lamotte, Passy. 

1782. September 11. Paris. 

Account of the use he has made of the money advanced to him by M. 
[Alexander] Gillon; begs him to call Dr. Franklin's attention to the 
matter. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XI, 42. 

From Vernet to Madame [Brillon?]. 

1782. September 25. Paris. 
Asking her influence with Dr. Franklin to procure a passage to 
America for M. [Laurent] Josselin, a civil and military engineer. A. 
L. S. I p. (In French.) XI, 43- 



Miscellaneous Letters 505 

From Henry Wyld lo Ferdinand Grand. 
1782. October 8. Loiulonderry. 

Desiring to secure a passage to Philadelphia, on a French vessel. 

A. L. S. I p. XII, 72. 

By The Continental Congress. 

1781, October 5, to 1782, October 12. 

Thomas Barclay's commission as Consul to France; the King's 

Exequatur. Copies. 3 p. (In English and French.) XII, 73. 

From Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux to Marquis de la Fayette. 

[1782.] 

His fortune lost in aiding the American cause; desires as a sort of in- 
demnit}', a tract of land on some navigable river in America. A. L. m 
3d P. 3 p. (In French.) XI, 44. 

From Sir Edward Newenham to Governor William Franklin. 

[Circa 1782.] 

Glad to learn of the Governor's safe arrival in England ; offers to 
carrj' to Dr. Franklin, in Paris, any messages not political. A. L. in 
3d P. 2 p. XI, 45. 

From Baron de Thun, [1782.] 

Copy of a receipt signed by Richard Bache, Administrator of the 
estate of Frederick Hoeckl[er]in, for £200 received from Christian 
Schneider. A. D. i p. (In French and German.) XI, 46. 

Explanation of a Medal Struck by the Americans in 1782, in 
Honor of the Capitulations of Saratoga and York Town. 

[1782.] 
Shows France guarding the infant Republic from Great Britaui. 
Printed Mem. 2 p. (In French and English, in parallel columns.) 

XI, 47. 

By [William Petty, Earl of] Shelburne. 

1783. February 17. London. 

Speech in the House of Lords, on the King's address on behalf of 

peace. [See Hansard's Parliamentary Debates, XXIII, 407-420.] 17 

p. (In French.) XI, 48. 



5o6 Appendix 

From W[illiam] T[emple] Franklin, Gust[avu]s H. Temple and 
Samuel Vaughan le jeune to Hoffman. 

1783. April 10. Paris. 

Thanking him for his courtesy in permitting them to see his im- 
portant invention of the " polytype." L. S. i p. (In French.) 

XI, 49. 

From Sam[uel] White to William Temple Franklin, Passy. 
1783. April 13. London. 

Mr. [Charles James] Fox's proposal to admit American vessels on 
the basis of 1763, until a Commercial Treaty can be concluded. Desires 
to know if his grandfather can give American papers for a ship bought 
in England by an American. Family affairs. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 50. 

From J[onatlian] Williams, Jr., to William Temple Franklin, 

Passy. 1783. June 18. Nantes. 

Desiring Dr. Franklin's assistance in securing a Captain's license for 
M. de la Ville. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 51. 

By "M. Lavoisier, Desmaret, L'Abbe Bossut et moi." 
1783. July 3. Annonay. 

Description of an ascension made in the aerostatic machine invented 
by the brothers [Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne] Montgolfier. 
Mem. 3 p. (In French.) XII, 74. 

From Benj[amin] Vaughan to William Temple Franklin, Passy. 

1783. August 8. London. 

Concerning a note received from Jonathan Williams, [Sr. ?], which 
did not prove good. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 52. 

From [Jean Jacques] Caffieri to William Temple Franklin, Passy. 
1783. September 16. Paris. 

Dr. Franklin's bust packed ready for shipment; only the name of its 
destination needed. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XI, 53. 



Miscellaneous Letters 507 

By Due de Polignac, Due de Guines, Comte de Polastron, Comte 

Vaudreuil, d'Hunaud, Benjamin Franklin, Faujas de 

Saint Fond, Delisle, [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. 1783. 

November 21. Chateau de la Muette. 

Enthusiastic description of an ascension made in M. Montgolfier's 
aerostatic machine ; it carried two passengers, the Marquis d'Orlandes 
and M. Pilatre de Rozier. Mem. 3 p. (In French. Copy.) 

XI, 54. 

From Silas Deane to The Continental Congress. [Circa 1783.] 

His bill against Congress; three charges cited as having been wrong- 
fully made; reimbursement sought. A. L. i p. XI, 55. 

"An Ode in Imitation of Alcaeus." 1783. 

Printed by B[enjamin] F[ranklin] Bache. Passy, 1783. Printed 
broadside, i p. XI, 56. 

From [Madame] Devillier Pechigny to William Temple Franklin, 
Passy. [Circa 1783.] 

Terms upon which his protege may be received into the writer's 
school. L. S. I p. (In French.) XI, 57. 

By Hoffman. 1784. August 2. 

Page with ornamental heading, showing the new art of polytype in- 
vented by M. Hoffman, i p. (In French.) XI, 58. 

From to Benjamin [Franklin] Bache. 

1784. October 14 and July 2, 1785. 
Tailor's bill. Mem. i p. (Latter part torn off.) XI, 59. 

By . Circa 1 787. 

List of boys in his Excellency's, Dr. Franklin's, Charity School. 
Mem. I p. XI, 60. 

By . 1788. July 4- 

Ode in honor of the day. Printed broadside, i p. XII, 75- 



5o8 Appendix 



By 



Project for the formation of two picked companies under the title, 
"Volunteers of Franklin." L. 3 p. (In French. In duplicate.) 

XI, 61 and XII, 76. 

By . 

An essay on the evils of paper currency. Diss. 4 p. XI, 62. 



By 



Plan to carry on all commerce of the United States by ships of war; 
advantages of this method. Diss. 16 p. (In French.) XI, 63. 

By . 



A scheme to pay four hundred millions of American indebtedness 
by the sale of American timber. Mem. i p. (In French.) XI, 64. 



By 



Note recording the titles of two books, L'histoire des Finances by 
M. [Frangois Veron] de Forbonnais, and Tariff Schedules in the Dif- 
ferent States of Europe by M. Beaumont. Mem. i p. (In French.) 

XI, 65. 

By , 

Instructions to Postmasters of France as to the method of keeping 
their records. Printed broadside. 2 p. (In French.) XII, 77, 



By 



List of eighteen American toasts given at a dinner in honor of 
Major-General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Printed broadside, i p. 

XII, 78. 
By . 

List of English vessels of war with their guns, captains and crews. 
Mem. 3 p. (In French.) XI, 66. 

By . 



List of the names and addresses of several titled French officers. 
Mem. I p. (In French.) XI, 67. 



Miscellaneous Letters 509 

^.v Finck. 

Expense account. Mem. i p. (In French.) XI, 75. 

By . 



Bill for expenses incurred in capturing; and confining seven sailors. 
Mem. I p. (In French.) XI, 68. 

By . 



Pictorial plan of an air ship, i p. (In French.) XI, 69. 

By . 



Water-color drawing of a blunderbuss, i p. (In French.) 
E. "At Mr. Cassan's at Charleville, to be sent to Mr. Clonitz." 

XI, 70. 
From fo de St. Marc. Paris. 

An order to pay M. [Ferdinand] Grand a certain sum due on a cargo 
of tobacco from Virginia. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) XI, 71. 

Bv . 



Description of an engraving of [Marquis de] la Fayette at Yorktown, 
dedicated to General Washington, by M. [Noel] Le Mire. Printed 
Mem. I p. (In French.) XI, 72. 

By . 

Directions for using a medicinal powder, guaranteed to cure all 
wounds, and to prevent gangrene. Mem. 2 p. (In French.) 

XI, 73. 

From Baron Behr. 
Visiting card. XI, 74a. 

By [William Temple Franklin?]. 

Quality of gun barrels purchased for use in America, so poor that 
it is useless to ship them. Mem. 2 p. XI, 76. 

From Marguerite Guevelin. 
Bill of expenses. Mem. S. i p. (In French.) XI, 77. 

From Mr. Hammet. 
Visiting card. XI, 75b, 



$10 Appendix 

By Jno. P[aul] Jones. 
List of men from St. Malo. Mem. S. i p. XI, 79. 

From Mr. Lee. 
Visiting card. XI, 75c. 

From The Bishop of St. Asaph. 
Visiting card. XI, 75d. 

By Swayne & Clifford [Iron mongers]. 

List of articles sold at their warehouse. Printed circular. 2 p. 

XII, 80. 

From B[enjamin] Vaughan to William Temple Franklin. 

Enclosing a letter to be forwarded to America. A. L. in 3d P. 

I p. XI, 80. 

Fro?n Williams (Limner). 

Engraved card. XI, 756' 



INDEX 



d'Abezac, Chevalier. 

Mentioned, 409, 490". 
Abrams, William, Commander of 
the " Friendship." 
Mentioned, 498. 
Academic cles Sciences, Inscriptions et 

Uelles I.ettres, Toulouse, 504. 
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 
Roale. 

LETfER FROM, 468. 

Accademia di Scienze, Lettre ed 
Arti di Padova. 

Dr. Fr;.nklin made honorary mem- 
ber of, 478. 
Adams, John, M. C. C, M. A. P. S., 
U. S. Commissioner to France, 
Minister to Holland, Commis- 
sioner to negotiate peace. Minister 
to Great Britain. 

Letters from, 442, 443, 471. 

To George Fox, 503. 

To Comte de Vergennes, 499. 

Comte de Vergennes to, 499. 

Mentioned, 416, 418, 442, 446, 452, 
488. 

Mission to Europe, 431. 

Sailed for France, 411. 
Adams, Mrs. John. 

Letter from, 471. 
Adams, Joseph, Officer on U. S. S. 
" .Alliance." 

Letter from, 421. 
Adams, Samuel, Member of the Gen- 
eral Assembly and Governor of 
Massachusetts, Delegate to Con- 
tinental Congress. 

Mentioned, 413. 
Addiscott, William. 

.Appointed master of the Continental 
Schooner " Lee," 486. 

de Chantereyne acknowledges his 
debt to, 489. 



Admiralty Court of Great Britain, In- 
structions by, 484, 496. 
Aerial navigation, 468. 
Aerostatic experiments, 470. 

Machines, 506. 
Agents, American, remissness in writ- 

i"K. 457- 
Air ship, plan of an, 509. 
Alexander, Bethia, eldest daughter of 
William Alexander. 
Letters from, 452, 454. 
Bonnefoux to, 504. 
Mentioned, 450. 
Alexander, William, second son of 
If'illiam Alexander, Lord I'rovost 
of Edinburgh, father of Mrs. Jona- 
than Williams, Jr. 
Letter from, 427. 
Observations on tobacco by, 488. 
Allaire, Peter, Ncui York merchant. 

Letter from, 409. 
Allan, Thomas, et al. 

Certificate for the " Lyon of Bristol," 
504. 
L'Allemand, Mme. 
Letter fro.m, 406. 
Allen, Jeremiah. 

Mentioned, 431. 
Allen, William, M. A. P. S., Chief 
Justice of Pennsylvania. 
Mentioned, 402. 
" Alliance," V. S. ship. 
417, 419, 422, 429, 430', 436', 443, 
444. 457> 458, 467. 477% 495, 497. 
498', 499% 501. 
Conspiracy to betray the, 492. 
List of officers and men on board 

the, 500. 
List of petty officers on board the, 

500. 
Resumption of command of, by 
Pierre Landais, 498. 



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512 



Calendar of the Franklin Papers 



" Alliance "^Continued. 
Seized by Pierre Landais, 498. 
Officers of the. 
Letters from, 418, 419, 420. 
To Capt. Pierre Landais, 495. 
Amelot, , Member of Acad- 
emic des Sciences de Paris. 
Mentioned, 420, 452. 
Amelunxen, Mme. Mj'ron. 

Letter from, 443. 
America, Affairs in, 497. 

Attitude of Portugal towards, 403. 
Export duties on goods sent to, 427, 

429. 
If credit is lost, must accept peace, 

500. 
Offer of Independence to, 504. 
" America," presentation of the ship, 

to the King of France, 457. 
American Commissioners to draw 
upon French banks, 419. 
Accounts of, 422. 
Geographical names, 452. 
Indebtedness, scheme to pay, by sale 

of American timber, 508. 
Service, proposal to furnish a regi- 
ment of German Soldiers for, 426. 
Squadron, Officers of the. 
Letter from, 422. 
Americans in service of British Gov- 
ernment, 437. 
" L'Amite," American prize. 

430. 
Amnesty to all who return to Al- 
legiance, 486. 
Andre, John, Adj.-Gen. of British 
Army in America. 
Mentioned, 433. 

Angenend, , Paris tailor. 

Letters from, 471, 472. 
Anonymous. 
Letters from, 404, 405, 433, 470. 

474- 
Letters to, 477', 479'. 
Letters from and to, 481, 492, 493", 

498, 499'. 500', 501. 507'. 508°, 

509". 
To Benjamin Franklin Bache, 507. 



Anonymous — Continued. 

To Chevalier de Beauteville, 490. 

To William Carmichael, 492. 

To the Author of " The Chronicle," 

481. 
To de St. Marc, 509. 
Chevalier de Beauteville to, 490. 
Coyendahi Tribe to, 481. 
Marc Francois Gautier to, 497. 
Montieu to, 490. 
Mme. Verdelin to, 498. 
Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 502. 
Anthony, Mark, Negro servant of 
Jonatlian If'illiams, Jr. 
Mentioned, 435, 436. 
d'Aranda, Count, Spanish Minister to 
France. 
Mentioned, 449. 
d'Arendt, Baron, Formerly Col, Ger- 
man Regt., Continental Army. 
Letters from, 423, 462. 
Aribert, Philippe. 

Desires American Consulship, 470. 
" Ariel," a French ship of ivar in 
service of United Stales. 
List of officers and men belonging 
to the, 500. 
Volunteers belonging to the, 500. 
Mentioned, 432. 
Armand, Col. Charles, of the Conti- 
nental Army. 
Mentioned, 417, 441. 
Armitt, John, of Philadelphia. 

Mentioned, 480. 
Armonica, application of keys to the, 

479- 
Arms, agreement for repairing of, 475. 

Expenses for, and repair of, 487. 

Proposals for furnishing, 502. 
Army, American, Clothing for, 424°, 

430, 434'- 

Goods for, at Amsterdam, 443. 

Supplies for, 428, 429, 430. 

Trouble with, 466. 
Arnold, Benedict, Major-Gen. in Con- 
tinental Army, Traitor, and sub- 
sequently Brig.-Gen. in British 
Army. 



Index 



513 



Arnold, Benedict — Cominued. 

Silas Deane denies intimacy with, 
+69. 

Mentioned, 433. 

Trickery of, 432. 
Artillery, shipment of, 433. 
d'Auberteuil, Hilliard. 

Letters from, 448, 449, 450', 452', 

453- 
Auer, Deacon M. 
Mentioned, 463. 
" Aurora," the prize. 

435. 436'- 
Austin, Jonathan Loring, Son of Ben- 
jamin Austin, Secretary to Massa- 
chusetts Board of War, Secret 
Agent in England of Dr. Franklin. 
Mentioned, 491. 
d'Auzouer, Mme. Carroll. 
Letters from, 404, 455. 
Ayres, Captain, of tea ship "Polly." 
The Committee for Tarring and 
Feathering to, 483. 
Azambuja, Count de. 
Mentioned, 402. 

Bache, Benjamin Franklin, Grandson 
of Benjamin Franklin and son of 
Richard Bache. 
Anonymous to, 507. 
Mentioned, 506. 
Bache, Richard, Son-in-laix; of Benja- 
min Franklin, Postmaster-General 
of the U. S., Merchant at Phila- 
delphia. 
Letters from, 405, 445 
Mentioned, 440, 463, 505. 
Bache, Sarah, Daughter of Benjamin 
Franklin and tvife of Richard 
Bache. 
Letters from, 438, 465. 
Balloon ascensions, 479^. 
Experiments, 469, 471, 478. 
Of M. iVIontgolfier, 468. 
Invention of, 468. 
Baltimore, Lord, Boundary dispute 
between the Peiuis and, 401. 



Bancroft, Dr. Edward, F. R. S., Con- 
fidential Agent of Benjamin 
Franklin. 
LErrER FROM, 467. 
Mentioned, 401, 445. 
Bank, in North America, National, 438, 

501. 
Banks, Sir Joseph, President of the 
Royal Society, M. A. P. S. 
Letters from, 456, 467, 468, 469, 

470, 471. 
Letters to, 478, 479. 
Has never entered the House of 
Commons, 456. 
Barci, Menedrieu de. 

Mentioned, 410. 
Barclay, David, .1/. P., London Mer- 
chant. 
Letters from, 451, 464. 
Barclay, Jr., David, Nephetu of 
David Barclay, London Merchant. 
Mentioned, 402. 
Barclay, Thomas, U. S. Consul-Gen- 
eral in France. 
Commission as Consul to France, 505. 
Mentioned, 444, 454, 465, 469, 471. 
Barlow, Joel, author, lawyer. Chap- 
lain of Poor's brigade of the Mas- 
sachusetts line. 
Poems by, printed, 462. 
Barnes, Corbin, Captain of the " De- 
spatch." 
Navy Board of the Eastern Depart- 
ment to, 490. 
State of Massachusetts Bay to, 490. 
Barry, John, Captain, U. S. Navy. 

Mentioned, 436, 444. 
Bartram, Alexander, Philadelphia 
Merchant. 
To the Public, 482. 

Bassi, , French ivriter. 

Letter from, 456. 
Basttde, Mme. 

Letter from, 474. 
Bath, Sir William Pulteney, Earl of, 
British Statesman. 
Mentioned, 399. 



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Baulny, . 

Order to pay for supplies, 502. 
Baussan, M. and Mme. N. 

Letter from, 474. 
Bayard, . 

Letter from, 461. 
Bayeux, College of, 413. 
Bazantin, Chevalier de, officer in Con- 
tinental army. 

Mentioned, 408, 414, 415. 
Beaulieu, Anquetin, an Officer of la 
Loge des Sons Amis. 

Letter from, 473. 
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron 
de, U. S. secret agent in France, 
traded under firm name of Horta- 
hz & Co. 

Claim of, 451. 

Letter from, 453. 

Mentioned, 421". 
Beaumont, . 

Tariff Schedules in the different 
States of Europe, by, 508. 
Beauquesne, De. 

Letter from, 455. 
Beauteville, Chevalier de. 

To Anonymous, 490. 

Anonymous to, 490. 
Beer, Thomas, English rope-maker. 

To Francis Coffyn, 502. 

Mentioned, 442". 
Bees, observations on, 468. 
Behr, Baron, Visiting card of, 509. 
Bellehache, Parent de. 

Letter from, 463. 
Belleville, Bourgeois de. Secretary of 
La Loge des Bons Amis. 

Letter from, 473. 
"Berkenbos," prize of "Alliance." 

449. 
Berry, Due de. 

Mentioned, 452. 
Bertail, Chevalier de. 

Mentioned, 409. 
Besancon, Mme. de Poulinet de. 

Mentioned, 412. 
Bescheloche, De. 

Letter from, 406. 



Bessborough, Lord. 

Mentioned, 400. 
Besse, Jacques, Printer. 

Letter from, 440. 
Bethlehem, attacks upon, 405. 
Bills, Interest, Resolution of Congress 
not to issue any more, 458. 
Of Credit, an Act for calling out of 
circulation certain, 496. 
Bingham, William, M. A. P. S., U. 
S. Commercial Agent at Martin- 
ique. 
Mentioned, 445. 

Bitter, Le, interpreter. 

Mentioned, 425. 
" Black Prince," t/ie U. S. Privateer. 

424'. 425. 426, 430. 
"Black Princess," the U. S. Priva- 
teer. 
425', 426. 
Blagden, Sir Charles, F. R. S., M. A. 
P. S., Physician, Secretary of the 
Royal Society. 
Mentioned, 467, 470. 
Bland, Theodorick, M. C. C, Colonel 
in Continental Army, 
Letter from, 457. 
Blaugy, Ducarne De. 
Letter from, 468^ 
Blodget, Nathan, Purser on the "Al- 
liance." 
Letter from, 419. 
Blunderbuss, drawing of a, 509. 
Bomare, Jacques Christophe Valmont 
de, Director of the Museum of the 
Prince de Conde, at Chantilly. 
Letter from, 462. 
Bond, George, Deputy Secretary of 
the Continental Congress. 
Mentioned, 444, 445, 502. 
Bondfield, John, Merchant, U. S. 
Commercial Agent at Bordeaux. 
Letters from, 433, 439, 450. 
Louis Sazerac I'aine and fils to, 493. 
Bill for cannon, 500. 
" Bon Homme Richard," U. S. ship 
of tear. 
422, 458, 467, 484, 494, 496, 498. 



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" Bon Homme Richard " — Continued. 
Prize-money due the crew of the, 

449- 

John Paul Jones to the Court-mar- 
tial on board the, 493. 
Bonnefoux, . 

To Miss Bethia Alexander, 504. 
Borch, Thomas, British prisoner. 

Mentioned, 425. 
Borel. A. 

Letter from, 411. 
Bossut, L'Abbc. 

Description by, of a balloon ascen- 
sion, 506. 
" Boston," the V. S. frigate. 
489. 

Plot to betray, 410. 
Boudet, . 

To Ferdinand Grand, 491. 
Boudinot, Elias, Ne^w Jersey delegate 
to and President of Continental 
Congress. 

Election of, as President of Congress, 
462. 
Bouget, A. 

Letter from, 413. 
Bouille, La Marquise De. 

Letter from, 472. 
Boule, . 

Letter from, 420. 
Bourne, John. 

Letter from, 466. 
Bout, De. 

Letters from, 414, 415. 
Boux, . 

Letter from, 474. 

To his uncle, 488. 
Brancas, Lowendal, Comtesse de. 

Letter from, 409. 
Brandywine, the battle of, 405. 
Brantsen, Gerard van de. Minister 
Plenipotentiary of the States-Gen- 
eral to the Court of France. 

Letter from, 461. 
Bray, Associates of the late Dr. 

Letter from, 402. 
Breget, Mme. de. 

.Mentioned, 415. 



-, Major de, .tide 



Brentano, — 

to Gen. Viomenil. 

To William Temple Franklin, 503. 

Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth to, 503. 
Bres, Chevalier de. 

Letter from, 445. 
Bretigney, Chevalier De, Officer in 
Continental .■Irmy. 

Letter fro.m, 411. 
" Breton," the merchant ship. 

432. 
Brillon, Mme. d'Hardancourt. 

Vernet to, 504. 
Brion, de. 

Mentioned, 416. 
Brisbois, . 

To whom it may concern, 491. 
Bristol, Attack upon, by British, 411. 
Bristow, Benjamin. 

Letter from, 413. 
British, Attack upon Bristol by, 411. 

Defeat of, near Charlestown, 493. 

Trouble between, and Hessian troops, 
487. 

Property, vessels to prey upon, 403. 

Transports, reported capture of six, 
426. 
Broussonet, Pierre Marie Auguste, 
French physician and naturalist. 

Mentioned, 456. 
Brown, Collinson & Tritton, London 
bankers. 

Failure of, 448, 449. 
Bug, du. 

Letter from, 468. 
Buc-Saint-Olympe, 



du. 



Marriage of, and Mme. de Longpre, 
468. 
Buisson, Chevalier du. Uncle of 
Chevalier du Buisson of the Con- 
tinental .-Irmy. 
To Barbeu Dubourg, 4S9. 
Burgoyne, John, Lieut.-Gen., British 
Army in .Irnerica. 
Exchange of, for Henry Laurens, 

437, 438- 
Mentioned, 405, 439. 
Surrender of, 475. 
Tried by Court-martial, 411. 



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Burke, Edmund, M. P., British States- 
man. 

Letter from, 439. 
Busson, Thomas Frangois. 

Mentioned, 410. 
Buyck, Pierre, of Ghent. 

Letter from, 454. 

Cabot, George. 

Mentioned, 450. 
Cadwalader, General John, of the 
Continental Army. 
Mentioned, 493. 
Caffieri, Jean-Jacques, French sculptor. 
To William Temple Franklin, 506. 
Cain, Alexander, Captain of the Let- 
ter of Marque " St. James." 
Mentioned, 478. 
Caldani, Leopold M. A., F. R. S., 
Professor of Physics in University 
of Padua and President of the 
Academy of Sciences, Letters and 
Arts of Padua. 
Letter to, 478. 
" Camden," the British prize. 

425°, 426, 496. 
Cannon, Bill for, 500. 
Purchase of, 439, 493. 
Cannon, Le Grand, of Connecticut. 

Mentioned, 504. 
Carey, John, Captain of the Amer- 
ican privateer " Hercules." 
Mentioned, 432. 

Carier, . 

Mentioned, 434. 
Carleton, Sir Guy, Baron Dorchester, 
General in the British Army, 
Governor of Quebec. 
To Gen. George Washington, 504. 
Gen. George Washington to, 503. 
Deputed to act with Admiral Rob- 
ert Digby on the Peace Commis- 
sion, 503. 
Carmichael, William, Sec'y to U. S. 
Minister to Spain, and Charge 
d'Affaires at Court of Spain. 
Letters from, 409. 
Anonymous to, 492. 



Carmichael, William — Continued. 

Mentioned, 447. 

Proposal to meet, 492. 
Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton, M. 
C. C. 

Mentioned, 545. 
Casey, Silas, of Rhode Island. 

Mentioned, 440. 
Casey, Wanton, Son of Silas Casey. 

Mentioned, 440. 
Cashier of Wurttemberg, The Ducal. 

Embezzlement of, 448. 
Cassan, . 

Mentioned, 509. 
Castella, De. 

Letter from, 461. 
Castelle, Le Grand de, of Dunkirk. 

Letter from, 442. 
Castries, Charles Eugene Gabriel de 
la Croix, Marquis de, French Min- 
ister of Marine. 

Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 501. 

Petition of Alexander Hegnye to, 467. 
Cazeneuve, Jerome. 

Letter from, 410. 
Ceronio, Stephen, Agent of Robert 
M orris (?) 

Mentioned, 406. 
Chadd's Ford, 452. 
Chaimley, George, American prisoner. 

Letter from, 456. 
Chaimley, Dr. 

Mentioned, 456. 
Chamber of Commerce of Dunkirk, 

to the Farmers-General, 494. 
" Chambers," the ship. 

495- 

Chantereyne, de. 

Acknowledging his debt to William 
Addiscott, 489. 
Charity School, Dr. Franklin's, List of 

boys in, 507. 
Charles, Jacques Alexandre Cesar, M. 
A. P. S., Member of the Academie 
Royale des Sciences, French physi- 
cist and aeronaut. 
Account of his balloon ascension, 
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Charles, Robert, Formerly agent in 
England for the Province of Penn- 
sylvania. 

Letter from, 400. 
Charleston, S. C, British leaving, 463. 

Possible evacuation of, 457. 
Charlestown, Mass., Defeat of Brit- 
ish near, 493, 494. 
Chaumont, , Secretary Gen- 
eral of the Hussars. 

Letters from, 424, 426. 
Chaumont, Donatien Le Ray de, 
Confidential Agent in Franco- 
American negotiations. 

Letters from, 424, 434, 471. 

Letfers to, 475, 478. 

Denis Nicolas Cottineau de Klo- 
guene to, 496. 

Mar to, 497. 

Montplaisir to, 498. 

Account against the United States, 
478. 

Failure of, 433, 434, 435. 

Has resumed payment, 435. 

Mentioned, 408, 426, 431, 434, 453, 

471, 497. 500- 
Necessity of accepting peace if Amer- 
ica loses her credit, 500. 
Project for sinking paper money, 

500. 
Terms agreed upon by, for shipping 
freight to America, 427. 
Chesnaye, Capt. Gleyo La, Master of 
the ship " Mere Bobie." 
Letter from, 407. 
Choiseul, Coratesse de. 

Letter from, 468. 
" Chronicle," the author of the. 

Anonymous to, 481. 
" Cicero," the American vessel. 

460. 
Cigna, John Francis, F. R. S., Secre- 
tary of the Academy of Sciences 
at Turin. 
Letter from, 468. 
" Civis," to the Inhabitants of Peim- 
sylvania, 483. 

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Clinton, Gen. Sir Henry, Commander- 
in-Chief of British .Irmy in .Imer- 
ica. 
To Lord George Germain, 497. 
Mentioned, 405, 428, 429, 494. 

Clonitz, . 

Mentioned, 509. 
Clothing, Cost of, for American Army, 
434' 
Oiders concerning, 426. 
Shipments of, 427. 

Cochran, . 

Letter from, 474. 

Coder, , Captain in French 

Infantry, and Manufacturer of 
Cloth Fabrics. 
Mentioned, 446. 
Codner, Christopher, Commander of 
the Privateer "American Union." 
Mentioned, 454. 
Coffyn, Francis, Merchant of Dun- 
kirk. 
Letters from, 442, 450. 
Thomas Beer to, 502. 
Coffyn, Fran(;ois Jean, Ship broker 
and interpreter at Dunkerque. 
Mentioned, 491. 
College affair, the, 400. 

Collignon, . 

Letter from, 473. 
Collineau, Capt., of the "Elegante." 

Mentioned, 415. 
Collinson, Peter, F. R. S., English 
Naturalist. 
Letter from, 402. 
Colonial cause, New York's desertion 

of the, 482. 
Colonies, American. 

Edict by the King of Portugal pro- 
hibiting intercourse between his 
dominions and, 402. 

Colson, , Agent for the So- 

ciete Philantropique. 
Mentioned, 473. 
Commercial Treaty with England, 

506. 
Commissioners to France, American. 
Drders by any two sufficient, 476. 



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Commissioners to France — Continued. 
To defend and support the public 

cause at all liazards, 475. 
To hazard the censure of Congress, 

475- 
Commons, British House of, Resolu- 
tions by, 499. 
Congress, Continental. 

Letters from, 403, 421, 422^ 424, 
429. 433. 434. 436. 437. 438, 439, 
441. 443. 444', 445. 449. 45i, 457. 
459'. 464- 

To Louis XVI, 503. 

To the people of the United States, 
489. 

Silas Deane to, 501, 507. 

Israel Pemberton, James Pemberton, 
John Pemberton, Thomas Whar- 
ton, Henry Drinker, Thomas 
Fisher, Samuel Pleasants and Sam- 
uel R. Fisher to, 486. 

Commission by, 505. 

Letter from, to the King of France, 

454- 
Letter to the President of, for John 

Williams, 427. 
Resolutions of, 485, 490, 502. 
To treat with English for peace, 415. 
Commercial Committee. 

Letters from, 422. 
Committee of Foreign Affairs. 

Letter rfom, 421. 
Committee of Secret Correspondence. 

Letter from, 403. 
Marine Committee appointment by, 

484. 
Constitution proposed, is rejected, 

411. 
Consuls, Convention relative to, 466. 
Consulship, American, Sir Edvpard 

Newenham desires, at Marseilles, 

466. 
N. Reboul applies for, at La Ciatot, 

466. 
Philip Aribert desires, at Languedoc, 

470. 

Conway, . 

Mentioned, 401. 



Conway, Thomas, Corate de, Brig.- 
Gen. in U. S. Army. 
Letter from, 416. 
Mentioned, 409. 
Conyngham, Gustavus, Captain of an 
American privateer. 
Escape of, 437. 
Mentioned, 405. 
Cook, Capt. James, F. R. S., Circum- 
navigator. 
Medal struck by Royal Society in 

honor of, 471. 
Voyage of, 471. 
Cooper, Samuel, Boston Clergyman. 

Letters from, 408", 411. 
Cornie, Estris de. 
Mentioned, 439. 
Cornwallis, Charles, Earl, Lieut.-Gen. 
in British Army in America. 
Surrender of, 443. 
Cottin and fils, Jauge, J. 

Letter from, 440. 
Cottineau de Kloguene, Denis-Nicolas, 
Captain of the U. S. S. "Pallas." 
Letters from, 423, 431. 
To Le Ray de Chaumont, 496. 
Mentioned, 494. 

Quarrel between John Paul Jones 
and, 496. 

Coulougnac, . 

Letter from, 460. 
" Countess of Scarborough," British 
sloop of ivar. 

431- 
Court de Gebelin, Antoine, French 

savant. 
Letters from, 414, 446. 
Couteulx & Co., Le, Paris Bankers. 

Mentioned, 437. 
Coyendahi tribe. 

To anonymous, 481. 
Craig, J. 

To John Ross, 494. 
Cramer, Mme. C, nee de Wesselow, 
oversees the education of Benja- 
min Franklin Bache. 
Letter from, 445. 



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Credit in Europe, American, Impor- 
tance of supporting, 466. 
Cure at Passy. 

Letter from, 471. 
Cushing, Thomas, Speaker, Massachu- 
setts House of Representatives, 
Delegate to the Continental Cong- 
ress. 
Letter from, 408. 
Cushing, Thomas, Jr., Son of Thomas 
Cushing. 
Mentioned, 408. 

Dartmouth College, Hanover, Neva 
Hampshire. 
Letter from, 460. 
Dauphin, birth of the, Duke of Nor- 
mandy. 
503. 

Joy in America over, 450. 
Davies, John. 

Leiter from, 461. 
Deale, Richard, Captain of the Letter 
of Marque " Queen of France." 
Mentioned, 478. 
" Deane," the U. S. frigate. 

Arrival of, 409. 
Deane, Mrs. 

Letter from, 399. 
Deane, Silas, M. C. C, U. S. Com- 
missioner to France. 
Letters from, 404, 419, 437, 441, 

447. 4671 469-. 
To the Continental Congress, 501, 

507. 
Robert Morris to, 485. 
Major Benjamin Tallmadge to, 502. 
Jeremiah Wadsworth to, 502. 
Accounts, 447. 

To be examined by a \'ice-Con- 
sul, 502. 
Bill against Congress, 507. 
Certifies that he has not sold certifi- 
cates which he was given power 
to sell, 501. 
Denies intimacy with Benedict 
Arnold, 469. 



Deane. Silas — Continued. 

Desires to be assured of personal 

safety, 467. 
Innocent of embezzlement, 476. 
Arthur Lee's quarrel with, 476. 
Mentioned, 409, 418, 422, 428, 437, 

444. 445, 475'. 476', 485. 503- 
Private letters intercepted, 447. 
Recall of, 420. 

Due to misrepresentations, 475. 
Worth of, 475. 
Deane, Simeon, Brother of Silas 
Deane. 
Letter to, 476. 

Secret commission to Congress, 476. 
Declaration of Independence, Attack 

on, 412. 
Degge, James Arthur, Lieutenant on 
the U. S. S. "Alliance." 
Letters from, 428, 430. 
Certificate by, 499. 

Deinet, . 

Letier from, 417. 
Delaware, The people of. Gen. Sir 
William Howe to, 4S6. 
Pilots, the Committee for Tarring 
and Feathering to the, 483. 

Del Campo, , Confidential 

Sec'y to Spanish Minister of State. 
Mentioned, 449. 

Delisle, . 

Description by, of a balloon ascen- 
sion, 507. 
Deles, . 



Letter from, 412. 
Denham, William. 

CJeorge III to, 495. 
Denmark, Dr. Franklin's Memorial to 
the Court of, 429. 
Indemnity offered, for certain prizes 
restored to the British, 473. 
Denny, Col. 

Letter from, 400. 
Deshon, John, Member of Navy 
Board, Continental Congress. 
Mentioned, 417, 490. 



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Desmaret, . 

Description by, of a balloon ascen- 
sion, 506. 

Desnos, . 

Letter from, 411. 
Desnos, Odolant, of Alen(on, France. 
Letter from, 416. 

D'Esparre, . 

Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert 
Gabriel de Sartine to, 484. 
" Despatch," i/ie Merchant schooner. 
490. 

Destouches, . 

Letters from, 430, 456. 
Destouches freres. 
Letter from, 462. 
Deux-Ponts, Duke de. 

Death of, 472. 
Dialogue between some wreckers and 

a captain of a ship, 504. 
Dickinson, John, M. A. P. S., Brig.- 
Gen. Continental Army, M. C. C, 
Member of Constitutional Conven- 
tion, Author of " Farmer's Letters." 
Charge against Joseph Galloway of 
having obtruded on the public a 
pretended speech, 481. 
Digby, Robert, Admiral and British 
Commander-in-Chief in North 
America. 
To Gen. George Washington, 504. 
Sir Guy Carleton deputed to act 
with, on the Peace Commission, 
503. 
Digges, Thomas, of Maryland, resi- 
dent in London, a spy in the em- 
ploy of both the American and 
English Governments. 
Letters from, 418, 419, 421, 423". 
Dimsdale, Thomas, Baron, F. R. S., 
English Physician. 
Mentioned, 451. 
Dobbs, Francis, Irish politician. 
Mentioned, 446. 

Dobree, , Son-in-law of John 

D. Schu-eighauser. 
Mentioned, 407. 
Dominica, Officer in New York to a 
friend in, 487. 



Donnaldson, . 

Letter from, 472. 
Douglass, Dr. 

Mentioned, 399. 
Dove, David James. 

"A Prayer to Satan," by, 481. 
" Drake," British sloop of war. 

489, 490. 
Drinker, Henry, M. A. P. S., Phila- 
delphia Merchant. 

To the Congress, 486. 

Refusal of, to receive bills of credit 
emitted by Congress, 484. 
Drouet, . 

Letter from, 416. 
Dubois, Jean Baptiste. 

Letter from, 418. 
Dubois, Mme. Jeanne. 

Letter from, 458. 
Dubourg, Barbeu, M. A. P. S., Phy- 
sician at Paris, Editor of the 
French edition of Franklin' s 
Works. 

Letters from, 410, 466. 

Chevalier du Buisson to, 489. 
Du Doyer, Peltier. 

Leconte to, 490. 
Du Perier, Alard. 

Letter from, 452. 
Duperon, Anisson, Printer at Paris. 

Letter from, 409. 
Duplacy, Joseph Ruault. 

Letter from, 417. 
Duplessis, . 

Mentioned, 473. 
Duplessis, Louis Gourlet. 

Mentioned, 440. 
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, Presi- 
dent of The American Philosoph- 
ical Society, on the staff of Baron 
I'on Steuben, Jurist. 

Letter from, 444. 
Duran, L. 

Letter from, 410. 
Durival, Jean, French Diplomatist. 

Letter from, 455. 
Dutartre, Mme. Melin, Friend of Dr. 
Franklin. 

Letter from, 465. 



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Dutch forts, for wounded Brilish 
prisoners, 496. 
Loan, 448. 
Duties, export, on goods sent to Amer- 
ica, 427, 429. 
FreiRht, 436. 
Paid on wine, 406^. 
Release of, by France, 479. 
Unjust, levied by Farmers-General 
on goods sent to America, 490. 

Earth, Dr. Franklin's hypothesis con- 
cerning the extraordinary motions 
of, 470. 
Eddystone lighthouse, 470. 
" Eel, Torporifick," 401. 
" Elegante," the Frencit Merchant 
Ship. 

415. 
Elizer, Isaac. 

To whom it may concern, 483. 
" Emerald," the English frigate. 

415- 
English Fleet, engagement between, 

and French Fleet, 437. 
d'Enneville, Mme. 

Letter from, 468. 
Enore, . 

Letter from, 464. 
Ephemera, The Story of the, 450. 
" Ersten," the brigantine. 

453- 
d'Espagnac, Jean Baptiste Joseph 
Damazit de Sahugut, Baron de, 
French General. 
Letfer from, 462. 

D'Espagne, . 

Letters from, 406, 407. 
d'Estaing, Charles Henri Theodat, 
Comte, Admiral, Lieutenant-Gen- 
eral of the French Naval Forces. 
Mentioned, 493. 
Position of, off Sandy Hook, 492. 
Eupen, Henri van, Merchant at Ant- 
werp. 
Mentioned, 453. 
European Policy, America's, 462. 
Excise law, 483-. 



Fabroni, . 

Mentioned, 423. 
Fallon, Andrew. 

Parole as British prisoner, 490. 
Farmers-General of France. 
Leiter to, 479. 
Chamber of Commerce of Dunkirk 

to, 494. 
Duties levied by, on goods sent to 

America, 490. 
Mentioned, 428. 
Farrant, Godfrey Lee, Registrar of 
the English High Court of Ad- 
miralty. 
Mentioned, 484. 
Faujas De St. Fond, Barthelemy, 
French Geologist. 
Description of a balloon ascension, 
507. 
Faure, Donneau and Cie, Merchants 
of Marseilles. 
Letter from, 415. 

Favi, , Charge d' Affaires of 

the Grand Duke of Tuscany. 
Letfer from, 452. 

Favier, . 

Letfer from, 464. 
Faynard, Jacques. 

Letfer from, 420. 
Fermoy, see Rochefermoy. 

Ferriere, De. 

Letter from, 457. 
Feutry, Aime Ambroise Joseph, French 
poet. 
Letter from, 408. 
Fick, Francois. 

Mentioned, 424. 
Finances, Deplorable state of, 438, 466. 
Finck, Jacques, FJr. Franklin's maitre 
d'hotcl. 
Letters from, 470, 472. 
Expense account, 509. 
Fisher, Samuel, Philadelphia Mer- 
chant, son of Joshua Fisher. 
Refusal of, to receive bills of credit 
emitted by Congress, 484. 
Fisher, Samuel R., Philadelphia Mer- 
chant. 
To the Congress, 486. 



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Fisher, Thomas, M. A. P. S., Phila- 
delphia Merchant, son of Joshua 
Fisher. 
To the Congress, 486. 
Refusal of, to receive bills of credit 
emitted by Congress, 484. 
Fisheries, Importance of, 456, 465. 
Fizeaux, Grand & Co., Amsterdam 
Bankers. 
Letter from, 452. 
" Flamand," the ship, Commanded by 
Captain Pierre Landais. 
Cargo of, 486. 
Fleury, Francois Louis Teisseidre de, 
Lieutenani-Colonet in the Conti- 
nental Army. 
Mentioned, 440. 
Florida Blanca, Francisco Antoine 
Monino, Spanish Premier. 
Mentioned, 449. 

Fontana, . 

Mentioned, 423. 
Forbach, Comtesse de, Dowager Duch- 
esse de Deux-Ponts, IVidonu of 
Duke Christian de Deux-Ponts. 
Letter to, 476. 
Mentioned, 455. 
Forbes, Donald (see Digges, Thomas). 
Forbonnais, Francois Veron de, 
French Econornist, Member of In- 
stitut de France. 
L'histoire des Finances, by, 508. 
Foreign Representatives, Money for 
salaries of, 456. 

Fort, Le. 

Mentioned, 415. 
Fothergill, Dr. John, F. R. S., M. A. 
P. S., London Physician. 
Biography of, by John Coakley Lett- 

som, 464. 
Mentioned, 451. 
Foulke, Dr. John, of Philadelphia, M. 
A. P. S., Physician to the Penn- 
sylvania Hospital. 
Letter from, 450. 
Mentioned, 430. 
Fournier le jeune, Printer and type 
founder at Paris. 
Letter from, 431. 



Fox, Charles James, Baron Holland, 
British Statesman and Secretary of 
Slate. 
Mentioned, 446. 

Proposal to admit American vessels, 
506. 
Fox, George, of Philadelphia, M. A. 
P. S. 
Letter to, 478. 
John Adams to, 503. 
Mentioned, 430, 498. 
Passport for, 503. 
Fraissignea, Jacques, American 
prisoner. 
Letter from, 417. 
France, Admiralty Court of. 
Letters from, 424", 425°. 
Attitude of the United States to- 
wards, 475. 
Loan to be raised in, 458. 
Rejoicing over the consummation of 

two treaties with, 408', 409. 
Six millions appropriated by, 451. 
" Franklin," Letter of Marque. 

456. 
Franklin, Benjamin. 
Arrival in London, 399. 
Balloon ascension, description of a, 

507. 
Books, list of, 477. 
Bust of, 405, 506. 

Le Ray de Chaumont's house. Ar- 
rangement by which Dr. Franklin 
and William Temple Franklin 
dined at, 475. 
Drafts on, 429. 

Earth, Hypothesis concerning the ex- 
traordinary motions of the, 470. 
Elected honorary member of the 
Academy of Sciences, Letters 
and Arts of Padua, 478. 
Societe Royale de Physique, 
d'Histoire Naturelle et des 
Arts d'Orleans, 472. 
Expenses, 453, 476. 
Mme. de Forbach, gift of scissors 

from, 476. 
Gout, attack of, 433. 



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Franklin, Benjamin — Continued. 

HouselioKl expenses, Account of, 470. 
Receipted liill for, 404. 

Medallion of, 451, 456. 

Mentioned, 399, 400, 406", 407", 422, 
423, 427. 428. 471. 475', 476> 485. 
491. 492. 495. 496> 497'. 498. 500. 
501, 503, 504, 505, 506. 

Minister Plenipotentiary to Court of 
France, 420. 

Office, desires to be relieved from, 
466. 

Official communications to, must be 
made in private, 499. 

Portrait of, 405, 411, 476. 

Power of attorney by Arthur Lee 
giving power to transact all busi- 
ness for him in Paris, 404. 

Powers as Minister, alterations made 
in, 459. 

Printing press sold to Virginia, 405. 

Salary of, as Minister, 462. 

Treaties, Congratulations on the con- 
summation of two French, 408. 

Treaty of Friendship and Commerce 
witli Spain, 403. 

United States, Account with the, 467. 

Jonathan Williams, Jr.'s, intention to 
go to America with, 473. 
Franklin, Deborah, Wife of Benjamin 
Franklin. 

Francis Hopkinson to, 482. 
Franklin, William, M. A. P. S., son 
of Benjamin Franklin and Gov- 
ernor of Neia Jersey. 

Lewis Johnston, et al., to, 483. 

Sir Edward N'evvenham to, 505. 

Safe arrival In England of, 505. 
Franklin, William Temple, .1/. ./. P. 
S., son of William Franklin, Sec- 
retary to Peace Commissioners. 

Letter to, 437. 

To Hoffman, 506. 

To Dr. James Smith, 491. 

de Brentano to, 503. 

Jean Jacques Caffierl to, 506. 

Gurdon S. Mumford to, 504. 

Mme. Devillier Pechigny to, 507. 

Dr. James Smith to, 491. 



Franklin, William Temple— Con- 
tinued. 
Benjamin Vaughan to, 506, 510. 
Samuel White to, 506. 
Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 506. 
Gun-barrels purchased for America 

of poor quality, 509. 
List of letters and papers to be sent 

to Arthur Lee by, 488. 
Mentioned, 462, 495. 
Franks, David Salisbury, Major in 
Continental Army. 
.Mentioned, 43S. 
French Alliance, 409. 

To be inscribed oei the column at 
Yorktown, 443. 
Army, Departure of, from America, 

465. 
Court, Offense given to the, by John 

Adams's letter, 477. 
Fleet, Departure of the, 450. 

Engagement of English and, 437. 
Maintaining a, on the American 
coast, 444. 
Neutrality, 418. 
Officers, Names and addresses of 

several titled, 508. 
Politeness, amusing account of, 476. 

French, , of Bordeaux. 

Mentioned, 432. 
Friends, religious scruples of, in Penn- 
sylvania, 464. 
Quarterly Meeting of. 
To " Our Friends and Brethren at 
the Meeting for Sufferings in Lon- 
don," 480. 
" Friendship," an .Imericati prize. 

498. 
Froberville, Huet de. 
Letters from, 472". 

Galloway, Joseph, M. A. P. S., 
Speaker of the Pennsylvania As- 
sembly, Loyalist. 

Letter from, 401. 

To the Public, 481. 

Six arguments against choosing him 
an Assemblyman, 482. 



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Galloway, Joseph — Continued. 
John Dickinson's charge against, of 
having obtruded on the public a 
pretended speech, 481. 
Mentioned, 482. 
Gannan & Zoon, B. 
Letter from, 453. 
Gates, Horatio, Maj.-Gen. in Conti- 
nental Army. 
Mentioned, 405, 433. 
Gauthier, Marc Francois. 
Letters from, 414. 
To anonymous, 497. 
Gautier fils. 

Letter from, 406. 
Gavin, David. 

Letter from, 461. 
Gehag fils, de Pachelbel de, Gentle- 
man of the Chamber to the Prince 
Palatine, reigning Duke of Deiix- 
Ponts. 
Letter from, 472. 
Genet, Edrae Jacques, Under-Secre- 
tary of State for Foreign Affairs. 
Letters from, 407, 408, 411, 412, 

413. 415. 417- 
Genlis, Stephanie Felicite Ducrest de 
Saint Aubin, Comtesse de, French 
Utteratrice. 
Mentioned, 455. 
George III., King of Great Britain 
and Ireland. 
To John Langley and William Den- 
ham, 495. 
Address on behalf of peace, 505. 
Letters of Marque against Spain is- 
sued by, 498. 
Georgia, Claim against the Province 
of, 461. 
Need of assistance in, 402. 
Gerard de Rayneval, Conrad Alex- 
andre, M. A. P. S., First Secretary 
to the French Foreign Office, 
French Minister to the United 
States. 
Mentioned, 404. 
Germain, Lord George Sackville, 
British Sec'y of State for the Col- 
onies. 



Germain, Lord George — Continued. 
Sir Henry Clinton to, 497. 
Mentioned, 484. 
German Prince, Proposal to furnish a 
regiment of soldiers for the Amer- 
ican service, 426. 
Reformed Church in Philadelphia, 

406. 
Troops, respecting the hiring of, 484. 
Gibbes, Mrs. 

Letter from, 418. 
Gillon, Alexander, Commodore of 
South Carolina Naval forces. 
To Morel fils, 501. 
Departure of, for America, 458. 
Goods left by, 459. 
Mentioned, 442, 454, 458, 462, 501. 
Goddard, William, Printer and pub- 
lisher of the " Neiv York Gazette 
and Post Boy " and of the " Penn- 
sylvania Chronicle." 
To the Public, 482. 
Trouble between Benjamin Towne 
and, 482. 
Gourlade & Moylan, Merchants and 
U. S. Commercial Agents at 
I'Orient. 
Letter from, 442. 
Grand, Ferdinand, of Paris, banker to 
the American Minister. 
Letters from, 418, 419, 446, 464, 

466, 468. 
Boudet to, 491. 

Horneca, Fizeaux & Co. to, 501. 
Henry Wyld to, 505. 
Mentioned, 418, 445, 478, 509. 
" Grandville," the French privateer 
hrigantine. 
428. 
Grant, Charles, Vicomte de Vaux. 
Letters from, 410, 457. 
To Marquis de la Fayette, 505. 
Lost his fortune in aiding America, 
505. 
Grantham, Thomas Robinson, Baron, 
M. P., British Diplomatist, Leader 
of the House of Commons and 
Joint Postmaster-General. 
Mentioned, 400. 



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Grasse, Francois Joseph Paul, Comte 
de, Lieut.-Gen. in Command of 
the French Xaval forces in Amer- 
ica. 
Mentioned, 493. 
Great Britain, Cruelty with which, 
has waged war, 489. 
Pretended reply of, to the Declara- 
tion of Independence, 407. 
Union between, and her colonies, ad- 
vocated, 502. 
Gregoire, . 

MtSTIONED, 446. 

Gregory, Stephen, Lieutenant on U. S. 
frigate " Confederacy." 
Mentioned, 443. 
Granville, George, First Lord of the 
Treasury and Chancellor of the 
Exchequer of England. 
Has full powers to treat for Peace 
and offer Independence to Amer- 
ica, 504. 
Gridley, Joseph. 
Mentioned, 427. 

Griffin, , of the .Idmiralty 

Court of France. 
Letters from, 424, 425. 
Grinnell, Richard, of !\'en.uport, brother 
of JVilliam Grinnell, Captain in 
U. S. Merchant Marine. 
Mentioned, 483. 
Grist Mill, Invention of a wheel for 

a, by Mr. Kelsy, 432. 
Gruel, J., Nantes Banker. 

Letter from, 403. 
Guay, de. Captain of -Artil- 
lery in the service of Georgia. 
Mentioned, 417. 
Guen, Charles Le. 

LEfTER FROM, 443. 

Guevelin, Marguerite. 
Bill of expenses, 509. 
Guichard, Augustin, Officer on board 
the U. S. privateer " Lexington." 
Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 485. 
Guines, Due de. 
Description of a balloon ascension, 
soy- 



Gum, elastic, 401. 

Gun barrels purchased for America, of 
poor quality, 509. 

Hallyday, J. H. 

Mentioned, 493. 
Hammet, . 



Visiting card, 509. 
d'Hanache, Marquis Alexandre. 
Letters from, 404, 415. 
William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, 

to, 495. 
Mentioned, 416. 
Hancock, George. 
Mentioned, 443. 
Hancock, John, President of the Con- 
tinental Congress and Governor 
of Massachusetts. 
Letter from, 442. 
Mentioned, 403, 441, 484. 
Hand, Gen. Edward, M. C. C. from 
Pennsylvania, Brig.-Gen. in the 
Continental service. 
Mentioned, 441. 

Harford, . 

Mentioned, 458. 
Hari, Mechia Caph. de. 

Letter from, 406. 
Harrison, Benjamin, Virginia dele- 
gate to the Continental Congress. 
Letter from, 403. 
Hartley, David, Member of Parlia- 
ment, Commissioner for negotia- 
ting Peace in .Imerica. 
Mentioned, 504. 
Hartmann, Rudolphe Ernest, of Am- 
sterdam. 
Letters from, 412, 413. 
Heberden, Sr., William, /•. R. S., Brit- 
ish Physician. 
Letter from, 402. 
Hegnye, Alexander. 

Petition of, to the Marquis de Cas- 
tries, 467. 
Hemostatic powder, 420. 

Henry, . 

Letter from, 416. 



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Henry, Patrick, Delegate to First Con- 
tinental Congress, Governor of 
Virginia. 
Signature of, 477. 
" Hercules," the Letter of Marque. 

432. 
Hernia, 410. 

Herschel, Sir William, F. R. S., M. 
A. P. S., British Astronomer. 
Observations on the planet Mars, 
470. 
Hesse, Raising of troops in, 403. 
Hessian troops, trouble between the 

British and, 487. 
Hewson, Mary, nee Stevenson, luife 
of Dr. JVilliatn Hewson. 
Letters from, 449, 455. 
Hewson, Dr. and Mrs. William. 

Letter from, 401. 
Hills, Stephen, Officer on the U. S. S. 
"Alliance." 
Letters from, 418, 419, 421. 
L'histoire des Finances, by M. de For- 
bonneirs. 
508. 
Hocklerin, Anne Catharine, of IFurt- 
temberg. 
Mentioned, 463. 
Hocklerin, Frederick. 

Mentioned, 505. 
Hodge, William, of Philadelphia, 
Agent in Europe for the Continen- 
tal Congress, for fitting out ships. 
Mentioned, 405. 
Hodgson, William, M.D., of London, 
politician and author. 
Mentioned, 418. 

Hoffman, . 

William Temple Franklin, Gus- 
tavus H. Temple and Samuel 
Vaughan, Jr., to, 506. 
Page showing new art of polytype, 
by, 507- 
Holland, Complaints of Spain and, 
487. 
Sale of vessels in, 487. 
Hood, Thomas. 
To whom it may concern, 485. 



Hooper, William, North Carolina 
delegate to Continental Congress. 
Letter from, 403. 
Hope, Messrs. of Amsterdam. 

Letter from, 400. 
Hopkins, Daniel, Member of the 
Council of Massachusetts. 
Letter from, 417. 
Hopkinson, Francis, Signer of the 
Declaration of Independence, M. 
A. P. S., U. o. District Judge. 
Letter from, 473. 
To Mrs. Deborah Franklin, 482. 
Engraved advertisement of, 482. 
Petition against the abolishment of 
his salary as Judge of the Ad- 
miralty, 473. 
Horneca, Fizeaux & Co., Amsterdam 
Bankers. 
Letter to, 476. 
To Ferdinand Grand, 501. 
" Hornet," U. S. sloop of zvar. 

484. 
Houston, William Churchill, M. C. 
C. from New Jersey. 
Mentioned, 429. 
Howe, Richard, Earl, Vice-.ldmiral 
and British Commander-in-Chief 
on North American Station. 
Peace proposals of, 408. 
Howe, Gen. Sir William, Fifth Vis- 
count Howe, Commander-in-Chief 
of British forces in America. 
To the people of Pennsylvania, Dela- 
ware and Maryland, 486. 
Battle between Gen. Washington 

and, 487. 
In possession of Philadelphia, 487. 
Mentioned, 486. 
Huddy, Capt. 
Execution of, 462. 
Mentioned, 451. 
Huerne, P. 
Letter from, 412. 

Hiillmandel, . 

Letter from, 455. 
d'Hunaud, . 



Description of a balloon ascension, 
507. 



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527 



Hune, 



la. 



Letter from, 423. 
Hunt, John. 
To the President and Council of 

Pennsylvania, 486. 
Mentioned, 425. 
Hunter, James, of Richmond, I'a. 
Letter from, 456. 
Mentioned, 457. 
Huntington, Samuel, .1/. .7. P. S., 
Connecticut delegate to and Presi- 
dent of the Continental Congress, 
Governor of Connecticut. 
Election as President of Congress, 

422. 
Mentioned, 424, 433, 434, 436, 438. 
Hutchinson, Thomas, Royal Governor 
of Massachusetts. 
To Dr. James Lloyd, 491. 
Hutton, James, Founder of the Mora- 
vian Church in England. 
Letter from, 405. 
Hygrometry, Essay on, 469. 

Imbault, . 



Leiter from, 449. 
Imported goods, Resolves concerning 

the auction of, 483. 
Imprisonment, Remonstrance against 

unjust, 486°. 
Independence, American, Offer of, 

504. 
Indians, massacres by the, 402. 

Trade with the, 480. 
Ingen Housz, Jan (or John), M. .4. 
P. S., F. R. S., Physician to the 
Emperor of Austria. 
Letter from, 404. 
Mentioned, 452, 461. 
Inspection and Observation, The 
Committee of, of the City of Phila- 
delphia. 
Declaration by, 484. 

Jackson, . 



Jackson, Richard ("Omniscient Jack- 
son"), Politician, M. P., Agent 
of Pennsylvania in London. 
Letter from, 401. 
Jackson, Major William, of South 
Carolina, Sec'y to Col. John Lau- 
rens in France, and Aide-de-Camp 
to Gen. IVashington. 
Letter fro.m, 447. 
Mentioned, 443. 
Jamaica, Logwood trade in, 462. 
James, Joseph, M. A. P. S. 

To Shore, 498. 
"James and Thomas," American prize. 
424=, 425, 426. 

Jameson, . 

Mentioned, 474. 
Jaubert fils, . 



Letter from, 472. 



LETfER FROM, 452. 

Jaume, Guillaume, of Lyons. 

Letter from, 446. 
Jay, John, M. A. P. S., President of 
Continental Congress, U. S. Min- 
ister to Spain, Commissioner to ne- 
gotiate peace luith Great Britain. 

Letter from, 449. 

Drafts on, 429. 

Mentioned, 421, 423, 424. 

To negotiate a loan at Madrid, 438. 
Jefferson, Thomas, President of the 
.American Philosophical Society, 
Member of the Academic des 
Sciences, Virginia delegate to the 
Continental Congress, Governor of 
Virginia, Minister to France. 

Letter from, 473. 

Added to Peace Commission, 462. 

Mentioned, 465. 

Signature of, 477. 
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, M. C. 
C. from Maryland, and Member 
of the Constitutional Convention. 

Letter from, 438. 
Jenner, Robert, Proctor at Doctors' 
Commons. 

Mentioned, 498. 



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Jennings, Miss. 

Letter from, 401. 
Johns, Aquila. 

Letter from, 419. 
Johnston, Lewis, et al. 

To Governor William Franklin, 483. 
Johonnot, Samuel Cooper, Son of Col. 
Gabriel Johonnot. 

Letter from, 465. 
Jones, John Paul, Captain U. S. Navy. 

Letters from, 405, 428, 432, 449, 

471. 473- 
To the Court-martial on board the 

"Bon Homme Richard," 493. 
To Pierre Landais, 494. 
To Capt. Richard Pearson, 496. 
To Antoine Jean Marie Thevenard, 

498. 
To Lieut.-Col. Antoine Felix Wui- 

bert, 496. 
Pierre Landais to, 404, 499. 
Montplaisir to, 498. 
Comte d'Orvilliers to, 492. 
Robert Robinson to, 497. 
John D. Schweighauser to, 492. 
Talliot, et al., to, 494. 
Lieut. Antoine Felix Wulbert to, 495. 
Authority of, denied by Landais, 498. 
Charges against Pierre Landais 

made by, 422. 
List of men from St. Malo, 510. 

Officers and men belonging to the 
" Ariel," 500. 
Mentioned, 421, 430", 431, 432, 436, 

450. 484, 493. 495. 497. 50o'- 

Prize-money due, 451. 

Quarrel between, and Pierre Lan- 
dais, 499. 
Jones, Noble Wimberly, of Savannah, 
Physician, Delegate to tlic Conti- 
nental Congress; Speaker of the 
first Georgia Legislature. 

Letter from, 402. 
Jones, Sir William, F. R. S., English 
Orientalist and Jurist, 

Letter from, 455. 

Mentioned, 421. 



Josiah, James, Captain of the Letter 
of Morgue " Lady Washington," 
Mentioned, 478. 
Josselin, Laurent, Civil and Military 
Engineer, 
Letter from, 434. 
Mentioned, 460, 504. 
July 4th, Ode in honor of, 507. 
Junker, George Adam, Censor Royal 
for Belles-Lettres, History, etc. 
Letter from, 414. 



Keay, 



of Paris, 



Letter fro.m, 418. 

Kelsy, . 

Inventor of a wheel for a grist mill, 
432. 
Kendrick, Capt., American prisoner. 

Mentioned, 429. 
Keralio, Louis Felix Guinement, 
Chevalier de, Professor of the 
Ecole Militaire at Paris. 
Letter from, 420. 
Kingston, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duch- 
ess of. 
Mentioned, 447. 
Klinglin, Abbe de. 
Letter from, 454. 
Knoepffelius, Andrew Christian. 

Letter from, 406. 
Knox, Henry, Major-General in 
tlie Continental Army, M. A. 
P. S. 
Mentioned, 442. 
Knox, William, of Boston, brother of 
General Henry Knox. 
Letter from, 443. 
Mentioned, 442. 

la Balme, Mottin de, Captain in the 
French Cavalry, Colonel of Cav- 
alry in the Continental Army. 
Mentioned, 446. 
la Blancherie, Mames Claude Pahin 
Champlain de, French iiriter. 
Letters from, 409, 410, 412, 414, 
416'. 



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" Labour in Vain or an Attempt to 
Wash the Black-Moor White." 
Poem entitled, 481. 
la Chambre, Le Chevalier de. 
Li ni-R FROM, 443. 

La Coste, de. 

Mrntioned, 454. 

La Coste, Mme. de. 

I.i:tti;r fro.m, 454. 

Ladixmerie, , et al., 0/ the 

Logo lies Neuf Soeurs. 
Letter from, 423. 
"Lady Washington," the American 
pm^atcer. 
478. 

La Faye, De. 

Letter from, 416. 

la Faye, de. 

Mentioned, 412, 458. 
la Fayette, Marie Jean Paul Roch 
Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis 
de, M. A. P. S., Maj.-Gen. in 
Continental Army. 
Letters from, 434, 448, 459, 466. 
Letter to, 478. 
Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux to, 

505. 
Birth of a daughter, 459, 478. 
Engraving of, at Yorktown, 509. 
Mentioned, 409, 417, 426, 430, 444, 

451. 495- 
Returns to his own country, 444. 
Laffitte, Louis, Lieutenant on an 
American privateer. 
Letter fro.m, 417. 
Lafrete, De. 

I.ErrER FROM, 470. 

Lainneville, . 



LErrER FROM, 412. 
Lake Champlain, Situation of Amer- 
icans on, 402. 
la Marck, Mme. la Comtesse de. 
Mentioned, 452. 

Lamarque, . 

To Lair De Lamotte, 504. 
Lamarque & Fabre, Paris Merchants. 
Mentioned, 462. 



Lamarque, Fabre &: Co., Paris Mer- 
chants. 

Letters from, 458". 
Lameth, Comtesse de Broglie de. 

Letter from, 408. 

Mentioned, 414, 415. 
Lamotte, Lair De, Sec'y to Dr. Frank- 
lin and nephevj of Barbeu Du- 
liourg. 

Lamarque to, 504. 
Landais, Pierre, Captain in V. S. 
i\avy. 

Letters from, 419, 430. 

To John Paul Jones, 494, 499. 

John Paul Jones to, 494. 

Officers of the " Alliance " to, 495. 

Charges against, 422, 495. 

Court-martial of, defense of, in, 495. 
Minutes of, 496. 

Denies having received instructions 
from Le Ray de Chaumont, 500. 

Deprived of command of the " Al- 
liance " by Dr. Franklin, 498. 

Insubordination of, 422", 494. 

Mentioned, 417, 420, 421, 429", 430. 

454, 50I- 
Proceedings of a Board of Inquiry, 

492. 

Quarrel between John Paul Jones 
and, 499. 

Refusal to receive Dr. Franklin's 
letter, 477. 

Resolution pertaining to the appoint- 
ment of, to command certain ves- 
sels, 490. 

Resumes command of " Alliance," 498. 
Landriani, Marsilio, Professor of 
Physics at Milan. 

Mentioned, 469. 
Laneorlon, Mesdames. 

Letter from, 458. 
Laneuville, Chevalier Louis Pierre 
Lombart de, Brig.-Gen. in Conti- 
nental Service. 

Signature of, 477. 
Langley, John. 

George III to, 495. 



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Lanoix, L. 

Letter from, 463. 
La Plaigne, Emanuel Pierre De, Cap- 
tain, First Georgia Re^t Continen- 
tal Army. 
Letter from, 417. 
la Roche, Abbe Lefebvre de. Chap- 
lain to the Comte d'Artois. 
Mentioned, 479. 
Laumoy, Mme. de. 
Letter from, 407. 
Laurence, Henry, et al. 

Letter from, 423. 
Laurens, Henry, M. A. P. S., South 
Carolina delegate to and Presi- 
dent of the Continental Congress, 
U. S. Minister to Holland, Com- 
missioner for negotiating peace 
luith Great Britain. 
Letters from, 464, 467. 
Letter to, 475. 
Exchange of, 424, 433, 434, 437, 438, 

504. 
Mentioned, 415, 438, 446, 454, 462. 
Resignation as Commissioner for 
Negotiating a Treaty of Peace 
with Great Britain, 459. 
Laurens, John, Son of Henry Lau- 
rens, Lt.-Col. and Aide-de-Camp 
to Gen. IVashington, U. S. Special 
Minister to France. 
Appointed Envoy Extraordinary to 
Paris, 435. 

la Ville, de. 

Mentioned, 506. 
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, M. A. P. 
S., F. R. S., French Chemist. 
Description by, of a balloon ascen- 
sion, 506. 
Mentioned, 453. 
Lawrence, Captain. 
Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 485. 

Lebon, . 

Mentioned, 414. 
Leconte, . 



To Peltier Du Dover, 490. 



Le Despencer, Francis Dashwood, 
Baron, F. R. S., Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Joint Postmaster-Gen- 
eral. 

Rates of postage by, 484. 
" Lee," the Continental schooner. 

William Addiscott appointed Master 
of the, 486. 
Lee, Arthur, of Virginia, M. A. P. S., 
F. R. S., Physician, London Law- 
yer, Agent of Massachusetts in 
London, Secret Agent of the Con- 
tinental Congress in London, U. 
S. Commissioner to France, brother 
of Richard Henry Lee. 

Letters from, 404, 418, 420. 

Letter to, 476. 

To James Moylan, 488. 

James Moylan to, 488. 

Has communications with Lord Shel- 
burne, 419. 

Mentioned, 420, 423, 437", 475°, 476, 
488. 

Quarrel with Silas Deane, 476. 
Lee, Charles, Maj.-Gen. in Continen- 
tal Army, formerly Maj.-Gen. in 
British Army. 

Exchange of, for Gen. Richard Pres- 
cott, 486. 
Lee, Richard Henry, Virginia delegate 
to and President of the Continen- 
tal Congress. 

Letter from, 403. 
Lee, William, U. S. Commercial 
Agent at Nantes, brother of Rich- 
ard Henry Lee. 

Demands of, 454. 

Mentioned, 409, 423. 
Lee, . 

Visiting card of, 510. 
Le Maire, Capt. Jacques, Inspector of 
Military Stores for Virginia. 

Letter from, 470. 

Mentioned, 412. 
Le Mire, Noel, French engraver. 

Mentioned, 509. 



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Lenoir, Jean Charles Pierre, Coun- 
cillor of State and Lieut, of Police 
at Paris. 
Letter from, 458. 
" Le Pierre," an American prize. 

430. 
Lerouge, Camusar & Co. 
Letters from, 460, 461. 

Le Roux, , Author of the 

Journal of Education. 
LErrERS FROM, 413, 449. 
Leroy, Alphonse. 

Letter from, 459. * 

Le Roy, Jean Baptiste, M. A. P. S., 
F. R. S., Member of the Academie 
des Sciences de Paris, French 
Physicist. 
Letters from, 410, 434, 465, 470. 
Description of a balloon ascension, 
507. 
Letter of Marque ships, British, In- 
structions given to, 484. 
Lettsom, John Coakley, M. A. P. S., 
F. R. S., London Physician. 
Biography of Dr. John Fothergill 
by, 464. 
Lewis, Francis, Neiu York delegerte to 
Continental Congress, Commis- 
sioner of Board of Admiralty. 
Mentioned, 422. 
Lewis, George. 

Mentioned, 461. 
L'Heritier, Huipcen & Co. 

Letter from, 443. 
Lightning Rod, 418. 

Repeal of a sentence abolishing, 468. 
To be erected on public buildings in 

Austrian Loinbardy, 469. 
Use of, in America, 469. 
Lincoln, Benjamin, Maj.-Gen. in 
Continental Army, Secretary of 
irar. 
British surrender to, 494. 
Mentioned, 421. 
" Lion," American privateer. 
410, 488. 



Livingston, Robert R., .1/. C. C, U. 
S. Secretary of F'oreign .'Iff airs, 
Chancellor of State of Neiv York. 
Letters from, 444, 445, 447, 450, 
451. 453. 454. 456. 457. 459', 462'. 
463. 465', 466°, 467- 
Appointment as Secretary for For- 
eign Affairs, 439. 
Lloyd, David, Member of the Pro- 
vincial Council of Pennsylvania, 
Speaker of the Assembly and 
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. 
To William Penn, 480. 
Lloyd, Edward, Agent of Lord Bal- 
timore, and Receiver-General of 
Maryland. 
To Richard Bennett Lloyd, 493. 
Lloyd, Dr. James, M. A. P. S., Boston 
Physician. 
Thomas Hutchinson to, 491. 
Lloyd, Peter Zachary, of Philadelphia. 

Mentioned, 484. 
Lloyd, Richard Bennett, of Maryland. 

Edward Lloyd to, 493. 
Loan, Application for, in France, 444, 
465, 467. 
In Europe, 459". 
In Holland, 466, 501. 
John Jay to negotiate, at Madrid, 

438. 
Of two million Sterling, 403. 
Logan, James, Chief Justice of i'le 
Supreme Court and President of 
the Provincial Council of Pennsyl- 
vania. 
To Horace Walpole, 480. 
Loge des Bons Amis. 

Letters from, 473'. 
Logwood trade in Jamaica, 462. 
Lomagne-Tarride, V'icomte de, of 
Colonel Armand's Legion. 
Letter from, 457. 
Mentioned, 441. 
Lombardy, Austrian, Lightning rods 
to be erected on all public build- 
ings in, 469. 



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Long Island, evacuation of, 402. 
Longpre, Mme. de. 

Marriage of, 468. 
Loose, Jean Baptiste de. 

Letter from, 464. 
Louis XVI, King of France. 

Continental Congress to, 503. 

Jacques Necker to, 492. 

Secretary to. 

Letters from, 447". 
Lovell, James, Massachusetts Delegate 
to the Continental Congress. 

Letters from, 420, 422. 

Letters to, 476^ 

Mentioned, 421, 429. 
Lowndes, . 

Mentioned, 438. 
Loyal, . 

Courtney Melmoth to, 489. 
Loyalists, Concessions to American, 

504. 
Lugny, de, of Bordeaux. 

Letter from, 407. 
"Luxford," the British ship. 

478. 
Lynd, Lieut. James, et al., of the U. S. 
S. "Alliance." 

Certifying that articles were trans- 
ferred from the " Serapis " to the 
" Alliance," 497. 
" Lyon of Bristol," the vessel. 

504. 



Mallet, 



of Havre. 



Madier, . 

Letter from, 442. 
Madrid, John Jay to negotiate a loan 

at, 438. 
Magellan, Jean-Hyacinthe de, of 
London, M. A. P. S., F. R. S., 
Scientific Investigator. 
Letter from, 413. 
" Magnifique," ivar ship belonging to 
fleet of Comte d'Estaing. 
Loss of the, 457. 
" Maison Philantropique." 
Letter from, 473. 



Letter from, 440. 
Manchester, Duke of, see Montagu, 

George. 
Manley, John, Captain in U. S. Navy. 

Mentioned, 426. 
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of. 
Lord Chief Justice of England. 
Secret correspondence between 
Comte de Maurepas and, 447. 

Mar, . 

To Le Ray de Chaumont, 497. 

Marcel, . 

Letter from, 460. 

Marcellin, . 

Mentioned, 412. 
Marcenay, Mme. Herbaut de. 

Letter from, 415. 
" Marquis de la Fayette," Letter of 
Marque and transport. 

435". 436'. 500. 501 • 
" Mars," the merchant ship. 

432. 433- 
"Martha," the ship. 

484. 
Martin, . 

Letter from, 415. 
Martin fils, . 

Letter from, 407. 
Maryland, Assembly of. An Act call- 
ing out of circulation certain bills 
of credit, 496. 

The people of. Gen. Sir William 
Howe to, 486. 

To sell shares in the Bank of Eng- 
land owned by the State of, 496. 
Mason, Jr., George. 

Mentioned, 427. 
Massachusetts, the Council of. 

Letter to, 475. 

The State of, Appointment by, 486. 

To Capt. Corbin Barnes, 490. 
Materre, . 

Letter from, 426. 
Materre, Jacques. 

Mentioned, 426. 



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Mauduit de la Varenne, Pierre Jean 
Etienne, French Physician and 
Naturalist. 
LErrER FROM, 4IJ. 

Mauger et Compagnie. 

Letter from, 439. 
Maurepas, Jean Frederic Phelippeaux, 
Cointe de, French Minister of 
Stale. 
Mentioned, 491. 

Secret correspoi.dence between Lord 
Mansfield and, 447. 

Mead, . 

Letter from, 399. 
Mecom, Mrs. Jane, Sister of Benja- 
min Franklin. 
Letter from, 460. 
Death of her granddaughter, 460. 
Medal struck in honor of capitulations 

of Saratoga and Yorktown, 505. 
Melmoth, Courtney, nom de plume 
of Samuel Jackson Pratt, British 
•writer. 
Letter from, 407. 
To Loyal, 489. 
Memoranda, 477", 478, 487. 
Mercer, Col. George. 
Mentioned, 442. 

Mercier, . 

Letters from, 404', 405". 
Letter to, 475. 

To Jonathan Williams, Jr., 487'. 
Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 487, 488. 
Agreement for repairing arms, 475. 
Merckle, Johannes Ph., 0/ .1 msterdam. 

Mentioned, 479. 
" Mercury," the merchant packet. 
428. 
Despatches sent by, 501. 

Merville, A en. 

Letter from, 451. 

Mesny, . 

Letters from, 412, 458. 
Meteors, movements of, 470. 
Michell, John, F. R. S., British As- 
tronomer. 
Letter from, 400. 



Milford & Brown, Messrs. 

Mentioned, 450. 
Ministers and Ambassadors, List of, 
of all nations, 470. 

Missa, . 

Letter from, 413. 
Money, Paper, 438. 

Depreciation of, 409. 
Evils of, 508. 
Project for sinking, 500. 
Need of, by Government of the 
United States, 459. 
Mongin, Franijois, .-Imerican prisoner. 

Letter from, 417. 
Mongin, Laurens, .-Imerican prisoner. 
Letter from, 417. 

Monplaisir, , Merchant at 

I'Orient. 
To Le Ray de Chaumont, 498. 
To John Paul Jones, 498. 
" Monsieur," French privateer. 

428. 
Montagu, George, Duke of Man- 
chester. 
Letter from, 401. 
Montford, Major. 
Mentioned, 419. 
Montfort, Jules, Comte de. 

Letter from, 440. 
Montgolfier, Joseph Michel de, Mem- 
ber of the .Icademie des Sciences, 
French .leronaiit. 
Balloon experiments, 468, 507. 
Invention by, 478. 
Montgolfier brothers, French .Aero- 
nauts. 
Aerostatic machine invented by, 506. 
Montgomery, Mrs. Dorcas, of Phila- 
delphia. 
Mentioned, 445. 

Montieu, , French Merchant. 

To Anonymous, 490. 
Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 492. 
Moore, George, Son of Philip Moore. 

Mentioned, 431. 
Moore, Philip. 
Mentioned, 431. 



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Moore, Samuel Preston, M. A. P. S., 
Consulting Physician to the Penn- 
syhania Hospital, Treasurer of 
the Province of Pennsylvania. 
Mentioned, 480. 

Moreau, . 

Letter from, 406. 
Perrin to, 488. 

Morel fils, . 

Alexander Gillon to, 501. 
Morellet, Abbe Andre, French JVriter 
and Philosopher, Member of the 
French Academy. 
Letter from, 446. 
Work on the American Colonies, 446. 

Morgan, . 

Passport for, 503. 
Morice, Augustin. 

Mentioned, 440, 453. 
Morris, Anthony, Member of Penn- 
sylvania Assembly, and Mayor of 
Philadelphia, son of Anthony 
Morris, the emigrant. 
Mentioned, 480. 
Morris, Lewis R., one of the Secre- 
taries of the Continental Congress. 
Letters from, 462, 467. 
Mentioned, 443, 445. 
Morris, Robert, M. A. P. S., M. C. C, 
V. S. Sup't of Finance, Delegate 
to Constitutional Convention. 
Letters from, 428, 437", 438", 440, 

444. 445. 448'. 451- 

To Silas Deane, 485. 

To Messrs. John de Neufville & 
Son, 503. 

To the Public, 501. 

Appointed Minister of Finance, 437. 

Claims on, 462. 

Embittering experience as a public 
officer, 428. 

Mentioned, 444^ 447, 479. 

Pledges personal honor for repay- 
ment of French loan, 448. 

Powers as Superintendent of Fi- 
nance, 459. 



Morris, Thomas, Brother of Robert 
Morris, U. S. Agent at Nantes. 
Damaging accounts of actions of, as 
American Agent in France, 485. 
Moultrie, William, Colonel of Second 
Colonial Regiment of South Caro- 
lina Militia, South Carolina Dele- 
gate to Continental Congress, Maj.- 
Gen. in Continental Army and 
Governor of South Carolina. 
British surrender to, 494. 
Moylan, James, Merchant and U. S. 
Commercial Agent at I'Orient. 
To Arthur Lee, 488. 
Arthur Lee to, 488. 
Mentioned, 477, 498, 499. 
Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 
Lutheran Clergyman, Maj.-Gen. 
in Continental Army, son of Henry 
Melchior Muhlenberg. 
Mentioned, 441. 
Mumford, Gurdon S., Son of David 
Mumford, of Hartford, Conn. 
To William Temple Franklin, 504. 
Muster-roll, humorous imitation of a, 
485. 

Navy Board of the Eastern Depart- 
ment. 

Letter from, 417. 

To Capt. Corbin Barnes, 490. 

To Samuel Tucker, 488. 

To Abraham Whipple, 489". 
Neale, William. 

Letter fro.vi, 400. 
Necker, Jacques, French Controller- 
General of Finance. 

To Louis XVI, 492- 

Mentioned, 430, 435. 
Needham, Abraham. 

Mentioned, 425. 
Neef, Ary de. 

Certifying to his cargo being British 
property, 497. 
Negroes enlisted by South Carolina, 

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Negus, Bennet, Captain of the Letter 
of Marque " Franklin." 
MENTioxno, 456. 
Neuf-Soeurs, La Loge des, Masonic 
Lodge in Paris. 
Mentioned, 414, 446. 
Public Fete of, 423. 
Neufville & Son, John de, .ImsterJam 
Merchants. 
Robert Morris to, 503. 
Newenham, Sir Edward, M. .4. P. S., 
Irish Politician, Member of Par- 
liament. 
Letter from, 446. 

To Governor William Franklin, 505. 
New York, Danger of being taken by 
the Colonists, 497. 
An Officer in, to his friend in 
Dominica, 487. 
Noelporion, Mme. Marie. 

Letter from, 474. 
Nogaret, Fran(;ois Felix, French Poet 
and Litterateur. 
Letters from, 447, 451, 452, 456. 
Non-importation Agreement, Viola- 
tions of the, 482. 
Of Pennsylvania, Repeal of, 482. 
North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 
Lord, Chancellor of the Exchequer 
and Leader of the House of Com- 
mons. 
Mentioned, 423. 
" Nostra Signora," the Portuguese 
vessel. 
Passport for, 467. 
Nuter, Jacob, et al., of the V. S. S. 
" Alliance." 
Letter from, 428. 

" Obadiah Honesty," a Remon- 
strance defending the Rev. Wil- 
liam Smith, 481. 

" Observations," Acknowledgment of, 
461. 

Ode in honor of July 4th, 507. 

" Ode in Imitation of Alcaeus," An, 
507. 



Odea, . 

Jonathan Williams, Jr., to, 485. 

O'Donnoghue, . 

Letter from, 441. 
Mentioned, 441. 
O'Gorman, Chevalier. 
Letter from, 406. 

d'Orbrais, . 

Mentioned, 427. 
d'Orlandes, Marquis. 

Mentioned, 507. 
d'Orvilliers, Louis Guillouet, Comte, 
.Idmiral in French Navy, Com- 
manding Brest Fleet. 
To John Paul Jones, 492. 
Oster, Mme. 

Letter from, 447. 
" Our Friends and Brethren at the 
Meeting for Sufferings in Lon- 
don," The Quarterly Meeting of 
Friends to, 480. 
Ourry, .Ann. 
Letter from, 472. 
Mentioned, 472. 

Paine, Thomas, M. A. P. S., Author 
of " Common Sense," and " The 
Rights of Man," Editor of "Penn- 
sylvania Magazine." 
Mentioned, 437, 459. 
Palfrey, Col. William, Paymaster- 
General in Continental .Irmy and 
Consul-Gcneral in France. 
Mentioned, 435. 
" Pallas," the V. S. ship of ii.ar. 

422, 458. 
Palmer, John, Brother-in-laiv of Dan- 
iel Hopkins. 
Mentioned, 417. 
Paradise, John, F. R. S., Linguist and 
friend of Dr. Samuel Johnson. 
Letter from, 455. 
Mentioned, 421. 
Parke, Matthew, Captain U. S. Ma- 
rines. 
Letter from, 436. 
.Mentioned, 495°. 



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Partridge, Elizabeth, 7iee Hubbard, 
Daughter of the widow Hubbard, 
second wife of John Franklin, 
brother of Benjamin Franklin. 
Letter to, 476. 
Passport, 477. 

Peace, with Great Britain, Treaty of, 
466. 
Instructions for negotiation of, 

464. 
Lord Grenville has full powers to 

treat for, 504. 
Negotiations for, 456, 458. 
Proposition of English Ministry 

for, 464. 
Terms of, 466. 

United States will make no, unless 
the alliance with France is in- 
cluded, 453. 
Peace Commission, Thomas Jefferson 
added to, 462. 
Sir Guy Carleton to act with Ad- 
miral Robert Digby on the, 503. 
Pearson, Richard, Captain of H. M. 
S. " Serapis." 
John Paul Jones to, 496. 
Pechigny, Mme. Devillier, Proprie- 
tress of a Boarding School at 
Passy. 
To William Temple Franklin, 507. 
Pemberton, Israel, M. A. P. S., 
Philadelphia Merchant, Member 
of Provincial Assembly. 
To the Congress, 486. 
To the President and Council of 

Pennsylvania, 486. 
Mentioned, 480. 
Peinberton, James, M. A. P. S., Phil- 
adelphia Merchant, brother of 
Israel Pemberton, one of the 
founders of the Pennsylvania Hos- 
pital. 
To the Congress, 486. 
Pemberton, John, of Philadelphia. 

To the Congress, 486. 
Penet, P., Merchant at Nantes. 
Letter from, 463. 



Penn, John, M. A. P. S., son of Rich- 
ard, and grandson of William 
Penn, Lieutenant-Governor of 
Pennsylvania. 
To Philip Syng, 481. 
Penn, Thomas, Son of William Penn. 

To T. Jackson, 480. 
Penn, William, F. R. S., Proprietor of 
Pennsylvania. 
David Lloyd to, 480. 
Penns and Lord Baltimore, Boundary 

dispute between the, 401. 
Pennsylvania, Assembly of, Quarrel 
between Gov. Thomas and, 480. 
Defended against Penn's attacks, 480. 
Freemen of, A Philadelphian to, 483. 
Inhabitants of, Civis to, 483. 

Gen. Sir William Howe to, 486. 
President and Council of, Israel 
Pemberton, John Hunt and Samuel 
Pleasants to, 486. 
Proprietors of, Depriving the Friends 
of Charter privileges, 480. 
Uncultivated lands of, net to be 
taxed at higher rate, 481. 
Supreme Executive Council of, is- 
sues a call to arms to defend Phil- 
delphia from the British, 487. 
Troops in the service of the United 
States, Reported mutiny of, 436. 
" Pennsylvania Chronicle," 482'. 
" Pennsylvania Journal," Letters ex- 
tracted from the, 486. 
Pennsylvanian, A. 

To the inhabitants of Philadelphia, 
482. 
Penny, Foster March. 

Mentioned, 441. 
Perkins, William Lee. 

Letter from, 469, 471. 
Perpetual motion machine, 440. 

Perregaux, . 

Letter from, 441. 

Perrin, . 

To Moreau, 488. 

Petry, . 

Letter from, 441. 



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Peyrelongue, Mme. Dauber de. 

Letter from, 413. 
Philadelphia, A call to arms to de- 
fend, against the British, 487. 
Council of, warning against arroga- 

tion of powers by, 483. 
Evacuated by Clinton, 415. 
The Inhabitants of, A Pennsylva- 
iiiaii In, 482. 
Philadelphian, a, to the I-reemen, 

Citizens of Pennsylvania, 483. 
Philosophical Society of Toulouse. 

Mentioned, 452. 
Phlogiston. 453. 

" Physick and Surgery," Petition to 
forbid the practice of, except by 
such persons as should pass an 
examination, 483. 
Piemontois, Abbe Perno. 

Mentioned, 471. 
Pierce, Benjamin, et al., petty officers 
of the U. S. S. "Alliance." 
Letter from, 420. 

Pierre, . 

Letter from, 463. 
Pigot, Sir Robert, Lieutenanl-General 
in British Army. 
Mentioned, 404. 
Pilatre de Rozier, Jean Fran<;ois, 
French Physicist and .lerouant. 
Mentioned, 507. 

Pillet, . 

Letter fro.m, 404. 
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, M. A. 
P. S., Statesman, Attorney-Gen- 
eral of South Carolina, Brigadier- 
General in Continental .Inny, 
Member of the Constitutional Con- 
vention, U. S. Minister to France. 
Toasts given at a dinner in honor 
of, 509. 
Plantations in America, British, 480. 
Pleasants, Samuel, Philadelphia Mer- 
chant. 
To the Congress, 486. 
To the President and Council of 
Pennsylvania, 486. 



Plombard, 



-, French Consul 



at Charleston. 

Mentioned, 415. 

Plombard & Legris. 

l.ErrER FROM, 415. 
Polastron, Comte de. 

Description of a balloon ascension, 
507. 
Polignac, Due de. 

Description of a balliHin ascension, 
507. 
Pollock, Oliver, Continental Agent at 
Neiii Orleans. 
Mentioned, 422. 
" Polly," the tea ship. 

483. 
Polytype, 506, 507. 

Ponteney, de. 

Mentioned, 416. 
" Poor Richard's Maxims," 399. 
Poreau & Co., Merchants at Dunkirk. 

Letter from, 454. 
Portugal, Attitude of, towards Amer- 
ica, 403. 
Edict by the King of, prohibiting in- 
tercourse between the American 
Colonies and Portugal, 402. 
Letter of Marque against, 452. 
Report that America declared war 
against, 450. 
Postage, Rates of, 484. 
Postmasters of France, Instructions 

to, 508. 
Powder, Medicinal, 451, 509. 
Powel, Samuel, M. A. P. S., Mayor 
of Philadelphia, Trustee of the 
University of Pennsylvania. 
Mentioned, 480. 
Powell, Jeremiah, President of the 
Executive Council of Massachu- 
setts Bay. 
\Tentioned, 490. 
Pownall, Thomas, M. P., F. R. S., 
Lieut.-Gov. of New Jersey, Gov- 
ernor of Massachusetts. 
Letter fpom, 400. 
"Prayer to Satan," a, 481. 



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Prescott, Richard, Major-Gen. in 
British Army serving in America. 
Exchange of, for Gen. Charles Lee, 
486. 
Preuille, Mme. Bouroyan de. 

Letter from, 446. 
Prevost, Augustine, Major-General in 
the British Army serving in Amer- 
ica. 
Mentioned, 421. 
Price, Richard, F. R. S., Non-con- 
formist Minister and JVriter. 
Letter from, 450. 
Priestley, Dr. Joseph, M. A. P. S., F. 
R. S., Chemist and Theologian.. 
Letters from, 453, 454. 
Prisoners, American, desire money for 
food, 406. 
Exchange of, 429, 438, 449, 451, 

462, 486, 504. 
Health of, in King's House, Win- 
chester, 499. 
Misery of, in England, 485. 
Receipt for, 461. 
British, Disposition of, from the 
" Pallas," 496. 
Dutch forts for wounded, 496. 
Privateers, Successes by the French, 

418. 
Prize, Capture of a, 464. 
Prizes, Captains of all, to address 
themselves to Jonathan Williams, 
Jr., 485. 
Indemnity offered Denmark for, re- 
stored to the British, 473. 
Property, restoring confiscated, 465. 
Provincial Administration, French, 

492. 
Publicus. 

Mentioned, 483^ 

Puchelberg, , Merchant at 

I'Orient. 
Letter from, 457. 
Pulaski, Count Casirair, Polish Patriot, 
Brig.-Gen. in Continental Army. 
Mentioned, 409, 419. 
Pulaski's Cavalry, 493. 



Pulteney, William, M. P. 

Me.mtioned, 427. 
Putnam, Israel, Maj.-Gen. in the Con- 
tinental Army. 
Mentioned, 405. 

Quakers, Treachery on the part of 

the, 487. 
" Queen of France," the Letter of 

Marque. 

478. 

Ralph, James, Miscellaneous IVriter. 

Mentioned, 399. 
Ralph, Miss. 

Letter from, 399. 
Rawle, Francis, of Philadelphia. 

Mentioned, 448. 
Rawle, William, M. A. P. S., Phila- 
delphia lawyer, son of Francis 
Raivle. 
Mentioned, 448. 
Raynal, Abbe Guillaume Thomas 
Francois, M. A. P. S., French His- 
torian and Philosopher, Member of 
French Academy. 
Mentioned, 459. 
Reboul, N. 

Letter from, 466. 
Recipe for making Crown Soap, 427. 
" Reconciliation, Basis of a Plan 

of," 464. 
Reinforcements, French, to be sent 

to America, 499. 
Revolution, American, Work on the, 

434- 
Reynell, John, M. A. P. S., Philadel- 
phia Merchant. 
Mentioned, 480. 
Rhode Island, Incursion into, by 
American troops, 491. 
Retreat of Royalists from, 492. 

Richard, . 

Letter from, 414. 
Richards, George, Secretary of the 
Navy Board, Eastern Department. 
Mentioned, 489'. 



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Ricot, Philippe Nicolas, Captain U. S. 
brigant'ine of <ivar " Vengeance." 
Letter from, 422. 

Ridelle, Le. 

Mentioned, 425*. 
Ridley, Matthew, Maryland Agent in 
Europe. 
Mentioned, 462. 

Ringuin, , of the Admiralty 

Court of France. 
Letters from, 424", 425, 426". 

Robert, , Aeronaut. 

Experiments with balloon, 479. 
Roberts, Hugh, .1/. ./. P. S., Mer- 
chant of Philadelphia. 
Mentioned, 480. 
Robespierre, Maximilian-Marie Isi- 
dore de, French Revolutionist. 
Letter from, 468. 
Robinot, Lalande, Merchant at Nantes. 

Mentioned, 410. 
Robinson, Robert, Lieutenant on the 
V. S. sloop " Hornet." 
To John Paul Jones, 497. 
Court-martial of, 493. 
Mentioned, 484. 

Miiuites of Court-martial of, 494. 
Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien 
de Vimeur, Comte de. Marshal of 
France, I.ieut.-General command- 
ing French Army in America. 
Mentioned, 502. 
Rochefermoy, Mathieu-Alexis de, 
Brig.-Gen. in Continental Service. 
Mentioned, 404, 411. 

Rochefermoy, de, Son of 

Gen. de Rochefermoy. 
Letter from, 411. 
Rolland freres. 

Letter from, 460. 
Rose, Thomas, of Philadelphia. 

Mentioned, 480. 
Ross, John, Philadelphia Merchant, 
Signer of Non-Importation Agree- 
ment, Muster-Master of the Penn- 
sylvania Navy, U. S. Commercial 
Agent at Nantes. 



Ross, John — Continued. 
J. Craig to, 494. 
Mentioned, 409, 445. 

Roulhac, , of Edenton, North 

Carolina. 
Mentioned, 410. 
Rousseau, Jean, London Merchant. 

Letters from, 427, 429. 
Rousseaux, Jean, of the U. S. priva- 
teer " Lexington." 
Letter from, 448. 
Royal Society of London. 

Medal struck by, in honor of Capt. 
James Cook, sent to Dr. Franklin, 
471. 
Royal Society of Medicine of Paris. 

Letter from, 466. 
RuUecour, Baron de. 
Letter from, 403^ 
Rush, Benjamin, M. A. P. S., Phila- 
delphia Physician, Signer of the 
Declaration of Independence, Pro- 
fessor of Medicine at University 
of Pennsylvania. 
Letter from, 401. 
Mentioned, 401. 
Rush, Jacob, Brother of Dr. Benjamin 
Rush. 
Mentioned, 401'. 

Philadelphia resolves concerning the 
auction of imported goods, 483. 

Russell, , of Boston. 

Mentioned, 504. 
Ruthiere, Claude Caeloraan de. 
Letter from, 414". 

St. Asaph, Bishop of, see Shipley, 

Jonathan. 
St. Clair, Artlnir, Major-General in 
the Continental Army. 

.Mentioned, 404. 
" St. James," the letter of Marque. 

478. 
St. Malo, List of men from, 510. 
St. Marc, de. 

.Anonymous to, 509. 



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St. Montant, 



de. 



Letter from, 411. 
Salaries, Money for, of Foreign rep- 
resentatives, 456. 
Question of, 465, 466. 
"Sally," the brig. 

435, 439, 485- 
Salmes, Count de. 

Letter to, 479. 
Salt-petre, 431, 432, 433". 
Saluces De Menusiglio, Joseph Ange, 
Comte Ae,F.R.S., Italian Chemist. 
Letter from, 471. 
Samson, Simon, Captain of the packet 
boat "Mercury." 
Mentioned, 432^ 501. 
Sandwich, John Montague, Ear! of, 
F. R. S., First Lord of the Ad- 
miralty of Great Britain. 
Mentioned, 496. 
Saron, President de. 

Mentioned, 413. 
Sarsiield, Comte de. 
Letter from, 427. 
Sartine, Antoine Raymond Jean Gual- 
bert Gabriel de, French Minister 
of Marine. 
To D'Esparre, 484. 

Saudot, . 

Mentioned, 463. 
Saunders, Dr. Richard Hack, London 
Physician. 
Letter from, 401. 
Saussure, Horace-Benedict de, F. R. 
S., Siviss Naturalist and Physicist. 
Letter from, 469. 
Savage, Benjamin, of South Carolina. 

Mentioned, 454. 
Savagnac, Baron de. 
Letter from, 470. 
Sazerac, Louis, I'aine and fils. 
To John Bondfield, 493. 
Mentioned, 500. 
Schneider, Christian, of Germantoiun. 

Mentioned, 463, 505. 
Schweighauser, John Daniel, Mer- 
chant and V. S. Commercial Agent 
at Nantes. 



Schweighauser, John D. — Continued. 

Letter from, 407. 

To John Paul Jones, 492. 

Mentioned, 420, 457. 
Seeds, Shipment of, 441. 
Selkirk, Helen Hamihon, Countess of. 

Plate belonging to, 492. 
Semple, William. 

To the public, 482. 

Sequeville, De, see Louis 

XVI, Secretary to. 
" Serapis," British sloop of ivar. 

423, 430, 431, 495, 496, 497- 
Serent, Marquis de. 

Mentioned, 452. 
Shee, John, of Philadelphia, partner 
of Richard Backe. 
Mentioned, 501. 
Sheffield, John Baker Holroyd, Earl 
of, F. R. S., British Statesman. 
Work on the Commerce of the 
United States, 469. 
Shelburne, William Petty, Marquis of 
Lansdowne and Earl of, British 
Prime Minister, Conceded Inde- 
pendence to the United States. 
Arthur Lee has communications 

with, 419. 
Policy of, 418. 
Speech in Parliament, 505. 
Sherwood, Joseph. 

Letters from, 400, 401. 
Shipley, Jonathan, Bishop of St. 
Asaph. 
Letter from, 402. 
Visiting card, 510. 
Ship's blocks, 399. 

Shore, . 

Joseph James to, 498. 
Shuttleworth, Dr. John. 
Letter from, 457. 
Mentioned, 455. 
Simpson, Thomas, Lieutenant in U. 
S. Navy. 
Appointed commander of the 

" Drake," 489. 
John Paul Jones to, 489. 
Mentioned, 409, 492. 



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541 



Smith, Dr. James, .\eiu York Physi- 
cian. 
To William Temple Franlilin, 491. 
William Temple Franklin to, 491. 
Mentioned, 407. 
Smith, William, M. A. P. S., Provost 
of the College at Philadelphia 
{afterward University of Pennsyl- 
vania). 
Charges of equivocation against, 481. 
Soap, Recipe for making, 427. 
Societe Royale de Physique, d'Histoire 
Xaturelle et des Arts d'Orleans. 
Dr. Franklin elected honorary mem- 
ber of, 472". 
Society for the Encouragement of 
Arts, etc., of London. 
Letter from, 399. 
Soulavie, Jean Louis Giraud, Abbe, 
HI. .1. P. S., French Litterateur. 
Letters from, 434, 461. 
Desires to be recommended for the 
Academie des Sciences, 4(1. 
" South Carolina," the Continental 
frigate, formerly called the " In- 
dian." 
443- 
South Carolina, Slate of, Negroes en- 
listed by, 497. 
Spain, Attitude of the I'nited States 
towards, 475. 
Complaints of Holland and, 487. 
Dr. Franklin to negotiate a Treaty 
of Friendship and Commerce with, 
403. 
George III issued Letters of Marque 
against, 498. 
Spanish claims, 456. 
Sparre, J. de, of Strasburg. 

Letters from, 403-. 
Spencer, Lord and Lady. 

Mentioned, 402. 
" Spy," the British privat'er. 

419. 
States, Confederation of, accession of 

Maryland to the, 436. 
Stays, Dr. Franklin's denunciation of, 
499- 



Steuben, Frederich William Augustus 
Henry Ferdinand, Baron von, 
Major-Oeneral in the Continental 
.Irmy. 
Mentioned, 441. 
Stevens, Miss. 

Letter from, 418. 
Stevenson, Mrs. Margaret, Mistress 
of the house in Craven Street, Lon- 
don, in lihich Dr. franklin re- 
sided. 
Letter from, 455. 
-Mentioned, 399, 400. 
Stevenson, William, .-tmerican pris- 
oner. 
Mentioned, 450. 
Stiles. Ezra, M. .•/. P. S., Clergyman, 
Pres't of Yale University, New 
Haven, Conn. 
Letper from, 432. 
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of 
M. ./. /'. S. 
To Marquis Alexandre d'Hanache, 

495- 
Mentioned, 404, 415. 
Stockolm, Jean Andre. 
Mentioned, 460, 461. 
Stores in Philadelphia, saving from 

being captured by British, 4S5. 
Storey, Robert. 

Mentioned, 425. 
Storm, Description of a tremendous, 

432- 
Stove, description of a, 477. 
Strange, Mrs. Isabella, (Fife of Rob- 
ert Strange, daughter of IFilliam 
Lu mis den, and granddaughter of 
the Bishop of Edinburgh. 
Mentioned, 456, 457. 
Stuart, James. 

To the Public, 482. 
Supplies for American Army, 428'', 

429, 430=. 
Swayne & Clifford, Iron mongers. 

List of articles sold by, 510. 
Swift, Richard. 

Humorous imitation of a muster-roll 
by, 485. 



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Syng, Philip, M. A. P. S., Silversmith 
of Philadelphia. 
John Penn to, 4.81. 



-, Officers of the 



Talliot, et al., — 

U. S. brigantine " Vengeance." 
To John Paul Jones, 494. 
Tallmadge, Benjamin, Major in the 
Continental Army. 
To Silas Deane, 502. 
Mentioned, 503. 
Tardy, Gabriel, Head Clerk of Jona- 
than Williams, Jr. 
To William Temple Franklin, 437. 
Mentioned, 453. 
Tariff Schedules in the different States 

of Europe, 508. 
Tarring and Feathering, The Com- 
mittee for. To the Delaware Pilots 
and Captain Ayres, 483. 
Tea, Not to permit cargo of, to reach 
Philadelphia, 483. 

Temple, . 

Letter from, 472. 
Temple, Gustavus H. 

To Hoffman, 506. 
Temple, Sir John, Lieut.-Gov. of New 
Hampshire, British Commissioner 
of Customs for the Colonies fixed 
at Boston, British Consiil-General 
in New York. 
Mentioned, 443. 
Templeman, Dr. Peter, Keeper of 
Reading Room in British Mu- 
seum, and Secretary of the So- 
ciety of Arts of London. 
Mentioned, 399. 
Thaxter, John, Jr., Private Sec'y to 
John Adams. 
Passport for George Fox, 503. 
Thelusson, Mme. de. 

Mentioned, 408. 
Thevenard, Antoine Jean Marie, 
Comte, Member of the Academy 
of Sciences, Paris, Commandant of 
Port of I'Orient, Vice-Admiral, 
Minister of Marine. 
John Paul Jones to, 498. 



Thomas, George, Royal Governor of 
Pennsylvania. 
Quarrel between, and the Assembly 
of Pennsylvania, 480. 
Thomson, Charles, M. A. P. S., Sec- 
retary of the Continental Con- 
gress. 
Mentioned, 403, 422', 436=, 437, 439, 
444. 449, 451. 458. 459'- 
Thun, Baron de, Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary from IVurttemberg to 
France. 
Letters from, 448, 463. 
Letter to, 478. 

Copy of receipt by the administrator 
of the estate of Frederick Hock- 
lerin, 505. 

Thurn, de. 

Letters from, 465, 469. 
Appointment of, as Secret Agent in 
England, 469. 
Thynne, H. F., Joint Postmaster-Gen- 
eral of Great Britain. 
Rates of postage by, 484. 
Ticonderoga, evacuation of, 404. 
Tilghman, James, M. A. P. S., Phila- 
delphia Lawyer, Member of the 
Provincial Council of Pennsylva- 
nia, Loyalist. 
Mentioned, 493. 
Tillet, Mathieu, French Agriculturalist. 

Letter from, 420. 
Titus Ironicus. 

Mentioned, 4S3. 
Toasts given at a dinner in honor of 
Maj.-General Charles Cotesworth 
Pinckney, 508. 
Tobacco, 430, 460, 479. 
Duty on, 494. 
From Virginia, 509. 
Observations on, 488. 
Shipments of, 493. 
Todd, Anthony, Secretary to the Gen- 
eral Postofjice, London. 
Letters from, 400". 
Toulouse, Academy of Sciences of, 
504. 
Philosophical Society of, 452. 



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Tousard, Louis De, Lieul.-Col. in the 
Cotitiiienlal Army. 
Mentioned, 453. 
Towne, Benjamin, P hit a Jet phi a 
Printer. 
To the Public, 482. 
Trouble between, and William (jod- 
dard, 482. 
Tracy, . 

I.ErrER FROM, 472, 
Tracy, Nathaniel, of S'eviburyport. 
Mass. 
Mentioned, 471. 
Tradesman, A. 
To the Tradesmen, Farmers and 
Other Inhabitants of Philadelphia, 
482. 
" Tradesmen. Farmers and Other 
Inhabitants of Philadelphia," 
A Tradesman to, 482. 
Travellers. American, Passports to, 

477- 
Troops, Number of Foreign, engaged 
by Great Britain for the campaign 
in America, 487. 
States to fill their quotas in, 445. 
Truce, British flags of, received at 

Dobb's Ferry only, 503. 
Trumbull, John, M. A. P. S.. son of 
Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, .Irtist. 
Mentioned, 433, 439, 443. 
Trumbull, Jonathan, Governor of Con- 
necticut. 
Letter from, 439. 
Mentioned, 502. 
Tucker, Samuel, Captain of the U. S. 
frifiate " Boston." 
Navy Board, Eastern Department to, 
488. 
Tuitten, Robert. 

Mentioned, 474. 
Turgot, Etienne Fran<;ois, Marquis, 
.Idministrator and French Officer. 
Letters from, 410, 441. 
Letter to, 477. 
Turin, Academy of Sciences of, see 
.Academy of Sciences of Turin. 



United States, attitude of, towards 
France and Spain, 475. 

Bank of, 438. 

Constitutions of the Thirteen, 469. 

Continental Congress to the people 
of the, 489. 

Emblems of the, 443. 

F.xpenditures on account of the, 487. 

Benjamin Franklin's account with 
the, 467. 

Receipts and disbursements on ac- 
count of the, 458. 

Settling accounts of public servants 
of the, in Europe, 451. 

Statement of receipts and expendi- 
tures on account of the, in France, 
424. 

Swamped with foreign goods, 466. 

And France, Remarks on the Trea- 
ties between, 453. 

Van den Yver & Co., of Paris. 

Letter from, 453. 
Vaudreuil, Joseph Frangois de Paule, 
Comte de. Member of L'Institut de 
France, French General. 
Description of a balloon ascension, 
507. 
Vaughan, Benjamin, M. A. P. S., M. 
P., London Merchant, later of 
Ilaltowell, Maine. 
Letter from, 454. 
To William Temple Franklin, 506, 
510. 
Vaughan, Samuel, Jr., M. A. P. S., 
West Indian Planter, brother of 
Benjamin Vaut^han. 
To Hoffman, 506. 
" de Vaux," the vessel. 

410. 
Veillard, Mme. Louis Guillavime Le. 

Letter from, 471. 
Veimerange, Palteau, Chevalier de, 
C.omissaire du Guerre, France. 
Letter from, 440. 
" Vengeance," the U. S. bri^antine 
of liar. 
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" Vengeance " — Continued. 

Desertions among the crew of, 494. 
Officers of. 
Letter from, 422. 
Verdelin, Mme. 

To Mme, , 498. 

Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte 
de, M. A. P. S., French Minister 
of Foreign Affairs. 
Letters from, 421, 431. 
To John Adams, 499. 
John Adams to, 499. 
Mentioned, 413, 434, 447, 455, 466", 

467, 477- 
Vernet, Carle, Painter for the King 
at the Gallery of the Louvre. 
To Mme. Brillon, 504. 
Vernon, William, of the Navy Board 
of the Eastern Department. 
Mentioned, 417, 488, 489". 
Vesey, Peter, et al., American sailors. 

Letter from, 421. 
Vessel, Offer of a, 403'. 
Vessels, Sale of, in Holland, 487. 

List of English, 508. 
Vicq d'Azyr, Felix, Secretary of the 
Royal Society of Medicine at Paris. 
Letter from, 460. 
" Victoria," the Sivedish ship. 

443- 
Vidau, . 

Letter from, 467. 
Vidau fils, . 



Desires position as American Consul, 
467. 
" Vindication and Offer from Con- 
gress to Parliament," by Benja- 
min Franklin. 
402. 
Vines, , et al. 



Letter from, 422. 
Viny, Thomas, Timber Bender and 
Carriage Wheel Maker of Tenter- 
den, Kent. 
Coach fitted with wheels made by, 
449. 



Virginia, Dr. Franklin's printing press 
sold to, 405. 
Governor of. 
Mentioned, 460. 
Virth, , Volunteer in the serv- 
ice of South Carolina. 
Mentioned, 501. 
Virth, Mme. 
Letter from, 442. 
Mentioned, 501. 
"Volunteers of Franklin," Two 
picked companies of, 508. 

Wadsworth, Col. Jeremiah, Commis- 
sary-General of the Continental 
Army, M. C. C. 
To de Brentano, 503. 
To Silas Deane, 502. 
Mentioned, 503. 
Settlement of accounts of, 469. 
Wadsworth & Carter. 

Mentioned, 502. 
Walker, Mrs. Hannah, of JVestbury, 
Eng., cousin of Benjamin Franklin. 
Letter from, 399. 
Walpole, Horace, British Diplomatist. 

James Logan to, 480. 
Walsh, John, F. R. S., English Physi- 
cist. 
Letter from, 401. 
Ward, Artemas, Maj.-Gen. in the 
Continental Army, President of the 
Executive Council of Massachu- 
setts, Speaker of the Massachusetts 
Legislature. 
Mentioned, 486. 
Warren, Gen. James, of Plymouth, 
Mass., Member of the Navy Board 
of the Eastern Department. 
Letter from, 429. 
Mentioned, 488, 490. 
Washington, George, M. A. P. S., 
General and Commander-in-Chief 
of Continental .Irmy. 
Letter of Introduction from, 471. 
To Sir Guy Carleton, 503. 



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Washington, George — Continued. 

Sir Guy Carleton to, 503, 504. 

Admiral Robert Digby to, 504. 

Battle between General Howe and, 
487. 

Compared to Cincinnatus, 468. 

Mentioned, 405, 417, 443, 451, 486, 
509. 
Watkins, J., et al., 0/ the crev: of the 
U. S. S. '• Alliance." 

Letter from, 429. 
Wayne, Anthony, M. A. P. S.. Maj.- 
Gen. in the Continental Army. 

Letter from, 402. 
West Indies, Restrictions on trade be- 
tween America and the, 469. 

Spain to keep, open to France and 
the I'niled States, 499. 
Wharton, Joseph (Duke), Vncle of 
Thomas Wharton, Philadelphia 
Merchant. 

Mentioned, 435. 
Wharton, Sr., Thomas, Son of Joseph 
H'harton and brother of Samuel 
H'harton, Philadelphia Merchant 
and partner of Galloway & God- 
dard in " The Chronicle," Mana- 
ger of the Pennsylvania Hospital. 

To the Congress, 486. 

Mentioned, 482. 
Wharton, Thomas, Jr., Son of John 
(the older brother of Joseph) 
Wharton, Philadelphia Merchant, 
Signer of the Non-Itnportalion 
Resolutions, Member of the Com- 
mittee of Safety, President of the 
Supreme Executive Council of 
Pennsylvania. 

Mentioned, 487. 
Wheelock, James. 

Mentioned, 460. 
Wheelock, John, Son of FJeazar 
ll'heetock. Lieut.-Cot. in Continen- 
tal .Irmy, President of Dartmouth 
College. 

Mentioned, 460. 



Whipple, Abraham, Captain of the 
V. S. ship " Columbus." 
Navy Board of the Eastern Depart- 
ment to, 489". 
White, Samuel. 

1(1 William Temple Franklin, 506. 
Whitefield, Rev. George, English 
Methodist Missionary, founder of 
Orphanage in Savannah, Ga. 
Letter from, 400. 
Whom it may concern. 
LErrERs to, 477-. 
Brisbois to, 491. 
Isaac Elizer to, 483. 
Joseph Galloway to, 481. 
William Goddard to, 482. 
Thomas Hood to, 485. 
Robert Morris to, 501. 
William Semple, Alexander Bar- 
tram, James Stuart and Robert 
Wilson to, 482. 
Benjamin Towne to, 482. 
Wildrik, W., Dutch Surgeon. 

LirrrER from, 418. 
Wilkes, Mrs. 

Mentioned, 455. 
Wilkinson, George. 

James Wilkinson to, 481. 
Wilkinson, James. 

To George Wilkinson, 481. 
"Will," the British ship. 
478. 

Williains, , Limner. 

Engraved card, 510. 
Williams, John, of Boston, Special 
.tgent of the British Treasury in 
.Imerica, brother of Jonathan Wil- 
liams, Sr. 
Letters from, 407, 426. 
Not in communication with British 

Government, 426". 
Mentioned, 427". 
Williams, Jonathan, Jr., M. A. P. S., 
Orand-nephciu of Benjamin Frank- 
lin, Merchant and U. S. Commer- 
cial Agent at Nantes. 



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Williams, Jonathan, Jr. — Continued. 
Letters from, 409, 424", 426^ 427*, 
428*, 429°, 430°, 431°, 432', 433', 
434% 435'. 436'> 437. 438, 439', 440', 
444, 453, 461, 467, 473- 
To Anonymous, 502. 
To Marquis de Castries, 501. 
To William Temple Franklin, 506. 
To Augustin Guichard, 485. 
To Captain Lawrence, 485. 
To Mercier, 487, 488. 
To Montieu, 492. 
To Odea, 485. 
Mercier to, 487". 
Mentioned, 416, 446, 485, 488. 
Williams, Sr., Jonathan, Merchant at 
Boston, Nephew of Benjamin 
Franklin, father of Jonathan IVil- 
liams, Jr. 
Mentioned, 506. 
Williams, Mariamne, Wife of Jona- 
than Jp'illiams, Jr., and daughter 
of ll'illiam /llexander. 
Mentioned, 461. 
Williams, William, claims to be a 
nepheijj of Benjamin Franklin. 
Mentioned, 440. 
Williams, Moore & Co., Merchants at 
I'Orient. 
Letters from, 460, 461, 464. 
Wilmington, Evacuation of, 445. 
Wilson, Robert. 

To the Public, 482. 
Wine, duties paid on, 406". 
Witherspoon, John, M. A. P. S., 
Signer of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, President of Princeton 
College. 



Witherspoon, John — Continued. 

Letter from, 403. 
Woodward, Besa, Secretary of Dart- 
mouth University. 
Letter from, 460. 
Wren, Rev. Thomas, Presbyterian 
Minister who befriended Amer- 
icans in Forton Prison. 
Letter from, 406. 
Wright, John. 

Letter from, 448. 
Wuibert, Antoine Felix, Lieut.-Col. in 
Continental Army, Captain of 
French Marines on the " Bon 
Homme Richard." 
To John Paul Jones, 495. 
John Paul Jones to, 496. 
Charges against Captain Pierre 

Landais, 495. 
Desires to return to America, 495. 
Mentioned, 434. 
Wyld, Henry, English Manufacturer. 
To Ferdinand Grand, 505. 

Yorktown, French Alliance to be in- 
scribed on the marble column at, 

443- 
Memorial pillar to be erected at, 

445- 
Young, Arthur. 
Mentioned, 466. 

Zedewitz, Baron Hermann de. 

Mentioned, 412. 
Zollickoffer, Jean Conrad, formerly 
a clerk with John D. Schweig- 
hauser, of Nantes. 
Mentioned, 432. 



